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English noun: draft | |||
| 1. | draft (possession) a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another | ||
| Synonyms | bill of exchange, order of payment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | negotiable instrument | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acceptance, bank check, bank draft, banker's acceptance, banker's draft, check, cheque, dividend warrant, foreign bill, foreign draft, inland bill, money order, overdraft, postal order, redraft, sight bill, sight draft, time bill, time draft, trade acceptance | ||
| 2. | draft (phenomenon) a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) | ||
| Synonyms | draught | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air current, current of air, wind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | downdraft, updraft | ||
| 3. | draft (artifact) a preliminary sketch of a design or picture | ||
| Synonyms | rough drawing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sketch, study | ||
| 4. | draft (food) a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg | ||
| Samples | They served beer on draft. | ||
| Synonyms | draught, potation, tipple | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drink | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | quaff | ||
| 5. | draft (communication) any of the various versions in the development of a written work | ||
| Samples | A preliminary draft. The final draft of the constitution. | ||
| Synonyms | draft copy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | text, textual matter | ||
| 6. | draft (attribute) the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) | ||
| Synonyms | draught | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deepness, depth | ||
| 7. | draft (artifact) a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | regulator | ||
| 8. | draft (artifact) a dose of liquid medicine | ||
| Samples | He took a sleeping draft. | ||
| Synonyms | draught | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dosage, dose | ||
| 9. | draft (act) compulsory military service | ||
| Synonyms | conscription, muster, selective service | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | militarisation, militarization, mobilisation, mobilization | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | levy, levy en masse | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 10. | draft (act) a large and hurried swallow | ||
| Samples | He finished it at a single gulp. | ||
| Synonyms | draught, gulp, swig | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deglutition, drink, swallow | ||
| 11. | draft (act) the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling | ||
| Synonyms | draught, drawing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pull, pulling | ||
English verb: draft | |||
| 1. | draft (creation) draw up an outline or sketch for something | ||
| Samples | Draft a speech. | ||
| Examples | Did he draft his major works over a short period of time? | ||
| Synonyms | outline | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compose, indite, pen, write | ||
| Domain category | authorship, composition, penning, writing | ||
| 2. | draft (competition) engage somebody to enter the army | ||
| Synonyms | enlist, muster in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | levy, raise, recruit | ||
| Antonyms | muster out, discharge | ||
| 3. | draft (creation) make a blueprint of | ||
| Synonyms | blueprint, draught | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | design, plan | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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