draft


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draft
n. rough outline, sketch; check, written order for payment; conscription, calling up for army service; unit; current of air; (Sports) method by which NBA teams choose once a year college or foreign players to their teams
 
v. make an outline, draw up in written form; conscript, recruit for military service; force or persuade to do some task; draw out and separate

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Draft
Draft or draught may mean:
  • Draft beer or other beverage, served from a bulk keg or cask rather than a bottle or can
  • The Draft, the American term for conscription, compulsory enrollment of persons especially for military service
  • Demand draft, a check created by a merchant with a buyer's account number on it, but without the buyer's signature

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draft

Noun
1. a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
(synonym) bill of exchange, order of payment
(hypernym) negotiable instrument
(hyponym) overdraft
2. a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
(synonym) draught
(hypernym) wind, air current, current of air
(hyponym) updraft
3. a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
(synonym) rough drawing
(hypernym) sketch, study
(derivation) blueprint, draught
4. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
(synonym) draught, potation, tipple
(hypernym) drink
(hyponym) quaff
5. preliminary version of a written work
(synonym) draft copy
(hypernym) text, textual matter
(derivation) outline
6. the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
(synonym) draught
(hypernym) depth
7. a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
(hypernym) regulator
8. a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"
(synonym) draught
(hypernym) dose
9. compulsory military service
(synonym) conscription, muster, selective service
(hypernym) mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation
(hyponym) levy, levy en masse
(derivation) enlist, muster in
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
10. a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
(synonym) gulp, draught, swig
(hypernym) swallow, drink, deglutition
11. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
(synonym) draught, drawing
(hypernym) pull, pulling

Verb
1. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
(synonym) outline
(hypernym) write, compose, pen, indite
(derivation) draft copy
(classification) writing, authorship, composition, penning
2. engage somebody to enter the army
(synonym) enlist, muster in
(hypernym) enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit
(hyponym) recruit, levy, raise
(derivation) conscription, muster, selective service
3. make a blueprint of
(synonym) blueprint, draught
(hypernym) design, plan
(derivation) rough drawing


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draft
n. náčrt; koncept; směnka
 
v. načrtnout; povolat; odvést

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draft
Rzecz. zarys; brudnopis; przelew
 
Czas. pisać na brudno; przeprowadzać pobór; został powołany do