Draft

Noun

 * 1) An early version of a written work
 * 2) A preliminary sketch, rough outline
 * 3)  Depth of water needed to float a ship [also spelled draught].
 * 4) A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle [also spelled draught].
 * 5) Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
 * 6) A cheque, an order for money to be paid
 * 7) An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow [also spelled draught]
 * 8) conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
 * 9)  A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams
 * 10)  the pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.

Verb

 * 1)  to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
 * 2) write a law
 * 3)  to conscript a person, force a person to serve in the military
 * 4) to select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
 * 5)  to force or convince a person to do a job they do not want to do
 * 6)  to select a rookie player onto a professional sports team
 * 7)  To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.

Adjective

 * 1)  Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled

Adjectives for Draft

 * (air) icy; adventurous; sparkling; severe; swift.

Verbs for Draft

 * (air) admit—; avoid—; breathe—; create—; draw—;   expose to—;  force—; guard against—; inhale—; place in—; prevent—; produce—; protect against—; shiver in—; sit in—; —effects; —enters; —escapes; — harms; —passes through.
 * (money) address—; approve—; cash—; date—; defer—; draw—; honor—; pay with—; produce—; send—; tender—; wire—; write—; —enables; —orders; —suffices.

Synonyms for Draft

 * verb
 * 1) draw, sketch, delineate
 * 2) call up, conscript, impress


 * noun
 * 1) check, money order, bill of exchange, letter of credit
 * 2) wind, breeze

Thesaurus
abstract, acceptance, acceptance bill, adumbrate, air current, arrangement, article, attraction, autograph, bag, bang, bank acceptance, bank check, beverage, bill, bill of draft, bill of exchange, black and white, blackmail, blank check, bleed, block in, block out, blueprint, booster, booster dose, booster shot, boot, brainchild, brief, broach, brouillon, bumper, call, call for, call up, call-up, capsule, cartoon, certificate, certificate of deposit, certified check, chalk, chalk out, characterize, charcoal, charcoal drawing, chart, check, checkbook, cheque, chiaroscuro, claim, color, commandeer, commercial paper, compend, compose, composition, compulsory military service, computer printout, concoct, condensation, condensed version, conscript, conscription, conspectus, contribution, contrive, copy, copy out, crayon, crosscurrent, crosshatch, current, current of air, dash off, daub, debenture, decant, deck, delineate, delineation, demand, demand bill, demand draft, demand for, depict, design, detach, detach for service, devise, diagram, digest, displacement, document, doodle, dose, downdraft, draft call, draft off, drafted man, draftee, drafting, drag, drain, dram, draw, draw from, draw off, draw up, drawing, drayage, drench, drink, drop, dropping, drug packet, due bill, duty, ebauche, edit, edited version, edition, elevation, empty, enface, engross, engrossment, enlist, enlistee, enlistment, enroll, enrollee, enrollment, epitome, esquisse, essay, exaction, exchequer bill, exhaust, extortion, extortionate demand, extraction, fabricate, fair copy, fall wind, fashion, fiction, figure, final draft, finished version, first draft, fix, flimsy, flow of air, following wind, forge, form, formulate, frame, gargle, graph, ground plan, gulp, guzzle, hatch, haul, haulage, hauling, head, head wind, heave, heaving, heavy demand, hit, holograph, house plan, hymnal, hymnbook, ichnography, imposition, impost, impress, impressment, indent, indraft, induct, inductee, induction, inflow, inhalation, injection, inrush, inscribe, insistent demand, inspiration, instrumental score, invent, jetstream, jigger, join, jolt, katabatic wind, lap, let, let blood, let out, letter, letter of credit, levy, libation, libretto, limn, line, line drawing, list, literae scriptae, literary artefact, literary production, literature, lucubration, lug, lute tablature, mainlining, make, make a recension, make out, manufacture, manuscript, matter, milk, mobilization, mobilize, money order, monsoon, movement of air, music, music paper, music roll, musical notation, musical score, muster, muster in, narcotic shot, negotiable instrument, nip, nonfiction, nonnegotiable demand, notation, note, note of hand, notice, opera, opera score, opus, orchestral score, order, original, outline, overdose, overview, paint, paint a picture, pandect, paper, parchment, part, pastel, pattern, peg, pen, pen-and-ink, pencil, pencil drawing, penscript, phlebotomize, piano score, picture, picturize, piece, piece of writing, pipette, plan, play, plot, poem, popping, portion, portray, postal order, potation, potion, precis, prepare, press, printed matter, printout, production, profile, project, projection, promissory note, prospectus, pull, pulling, pulling power, pump, pump out, push the pen, put in writing, quaff, raise, raw recruit, reading matter, recense, recension, record, recruit, recruiting, recruitment, requirement, requisition, review, revise, rewrite, rookie, rough, rough copy, rough draft, rough in, rough out, rough outline, rough sketch, round, round of drinks, rubric, rush, rush order, score, scratch, screed, scribe, scrip, script, scrive, scroll, scumble, selectee, selective service, shade, shape, sheet music, short score, shortened version, shot, sight bill, sight draft, sign on, sign up, silhouette, silver-print drawing, sinkage, sinopia, sip, siphon, siphon off, skeleton, sketch, skin-popping, slurp, snifter, snort, songbook, songster, spill ink, spoil paper, spot, stencil, strain, stream, stream of air, study, submergence, submersion, suck, suck out, summon, summons, sup, superscribe, survey, swig, swill, syllabus, synopsis, tablature, table, tail wind, tap, tax, taxing, tenderfoot, text, the written word, thumbnail sketch, time bill, time draft, tint, topical outline, tot, towage, towing, trace, tracing, traction, tractive, tractive power, trade acceptance, trainee, transcribe, transcript, transcription, treasury bill, tribute, tug, tug-of-war, tugging, type, typescript, ultimatum, undercurrent, updraft, venesect, version, vignette, vocal score, voucher, warning, warrant, wet, wind, work, working drawing, write, write down, write out, writing, written music

Etymology
draught: < dragan:; see draw.

Noun

 * Arabic: مسودة
 * Bulgarian: чернова
 * Catalan: esborrany
 * Danish: kladde
 * Dutch: kladversie, kladje, ,
 * Estonian: visand
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew: טיוטה


 * Italian:, minuta
 * Macedonian:
 * Norwegian:, , kladd
 * Polish: zarys,
 * Portuguese: rascunho
 * Romanian: ciorna, schiță
 * Russian: черновик
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: skiss, utkast


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: esbós
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch: kladversie,
 * Estonian: visand
 * Finnish:
 * Hebrew: טיוטה
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:, schizzo


 * Japanese: 下書き
 * Macedonian: ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: schiță, concept, plan
 * Russian: эскиз,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: skiss


 * Bulgarian: газене
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: süvis
 * Finnish:
 * French: tirant d’eau


 * German:
 * Italian: pescaggio
 * Romanian: pescaj
 * Swahili:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, (maybe only in Flanders)
 * Estonian: tõmbetuul
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Italian: spiffero


 * Macedonian: провев, промаја
 * Norwegian:
 * Romanian: suflare, tiraj, curent de aer
 * Russian: сквозняк
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: drag


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:


 * Italian: tiraggio, aspiratore
 * Swedish: drag


 * Bulgarian:, платежно нареждане
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: maksumääräys
 * Italian: cambiale, assegno, tratta, effetto
 * Macedonian: меница


 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: cec
 * Swahili:


 * Bulgarian: глътка
 * Czech: hlt
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: lonks
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian:


 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: łyk
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: глоток
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: drag, svep, svälj, slurk


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: odvod
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: sõjaväekohustus
 * Finnish:
 * French: conscription
 * Hebrew: גיוס
 * Italian: leva


 * Norwegian: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: recrutare, înrolare
 * Russian: призыв
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: värnplikt, utskrivning, värvning


 * Finnish:, varaustilaisuus
 * Swahili:


 * Swedish: värvning

Verb

 * Bulgarian: скицирам
 * Dutch:, in 't klad maken
 * Estonian: visandama
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * German: ,
 * Italian: abbozzare
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Swedish: skissa


 * Dutch: wetsontwerp maken
 * Finnish: kirjoittaa


 * Italian: stendere
 * Swahili:


 * Bulgarian: мобилизирам
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: lähetama
 * Finnish: kutsua palvelukseen
 * German: abkommandieren


 * Italian: arruolare
 * Norwegian: utskrive
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: värva, rekrytera, kommendera


 * German: auswählen, einberufen


 * Swahili:

Adjective

 * Dutch: van 't, getapt
 * German: vom Fass


 * Italian: alla spina
 * Spanish: de grifo

Etymology
From draw

Noun

 * 1) nautical chart

Synonyms

 * sjøkart
 * kystkart