drafts

Meaning

1. plural of draft
2. Archaic form of draughts (“the board game”).

Frequency

New

draft

1. A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
2. The draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
3. An act of drinking.
4. The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
5. A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).
6. Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
7. The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.
8. An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
9. A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
10. A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
11. Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
12. A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
13. A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
14. The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
15. The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
16. The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
17. The act of drawing in a net for fish.
18. That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
19. A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.

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