Online English Dictionary

1. a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

2. a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)

3. a preliminary sketch of a design or picture

4. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"

5. any of the various versions in the development of a written work; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the constitution"

6. the depth of a vessel′s keel below the surface (especially when loaded)

7. a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace

8. a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"

9. compulsory military service

10. a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"

11. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

1. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"

2. engage somebody to enter the army

3. make a blueprint of

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