Draft
/dɹæft/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Draft
noun
- A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
- Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
- An act of drinking.
- The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
"She took a deep draft from the bottle of water."
- A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.)
verb
- To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
- To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
- To write a law.
- To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
"He was drafted during the Vietnam War."
- To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
"There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President."
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