draft

Etymology
A phonetic spelling of (compare ), from, , from , , from , , from , equivalent to. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 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.
 * 1)  A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
 * 2)  A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
 * 3)  The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
 * 4) The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
 * 5)  The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
 * 6)  The act of drawing in a net for fish.
 * 7)  That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
 * 8)  A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.
 * 1)  The act of drawing in a net for fish.
 * 2)  That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
 * 3)  A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.
 * 1)  A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.
 * 1)  A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.

Usage notes
Although draft is usually an American spelling, senses 8-10 are universal, being used in both British and American English. Senses 11-13 are used in American English only. Where a particular sense is an American spelling, it is spelt in British English.

Translations

 * Armenian: միջանցահով, միջանցաքամի, սկվազնյակ
 * Azerbaijani: yelçəkən
 * Belarusian: скразня́к, про́йма
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Czech: průvan
 * Danish: gennemtræk
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: aerfluo
 * Estonian: tõmbetuul
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, , ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido: aeroflueto
 * Ingrian: läpituuli
 * Italian:, , , corrente d'aria
 * Latin: perflātus
 * Macedonian: провев, промаја
 * Maori: kauanu
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: trekk
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, , curent de aer
 * Russian: ,
 * Scots: draucht
 * Scottish Gaelic: struth-gaoith, gaoth tro tholl
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: про̏маја, про̏маха
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak: prievan
 * Spanish:, corriente de aire
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: про́тяг, про́дув
 * Uzbek:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Ingrian: veto
 * Italian: tiraggio,
 * Polish: ,
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish:


 * Belarusian: каўто́к,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:, glopada
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish: slurk
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian: lonks
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: βρόχθος
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:, boccata, sorsata
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scots: draucht
 * Scottish Gaelic: tarraing
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:, , , ,
 * Ukrainian:


 * Finnish:


 * Danish: fadøl, fadøl
 * Finnish:
 * French: bière à la pression,
 * German:, gezapftes Bier
 * Italian: birra alla spina
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer: ដ្រាហ្វ,
 * Korean:
 * Lao:
 * Maori: tarāwhe
 * Mongolian:
 * Portuguese: chopp, ,  ,
 * Spanish: cerveza de barril
 * Vietnamese:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: süvis
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician: calado
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Icelandic: djúprista
 * Italian: pescaggio
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: dypgang
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scots: draucht
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh:


 * Arabic: مُسَوَّدَة
 * Armenian:
 * Assamese: খচৰা
 * Azerbaijani: taslaq, qaralama
 * Belarusian: чарнаві́к, чарня́к
 * Bengali: ,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: koncept,
 * Danish:, udkast
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Esperanto: projekto
 * Estonian: visand
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: drag
 * Irish: dréacht
 * Italian:, , brutta copia
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Ladino: bruyón
 * Macedonian: нацрт
 * Manx: draght
 * Maori: hukihuki
 * Norman: brouoillon
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, , kladd
 * Nynorsk: utkast
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: waki
 * Thai: ฉบับร่าง,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: черне́тка, чорня́к
 * Vietnamese: nháp
 * Volapük: riget


 * Arabic: مُسَوَّدَة
 * Belarusian: эскі́з, зары́с, накі́дак
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:, , avantprojecte
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: náčrt, skica
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian: visand
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: dréacht
 * Italian:, , brutta copia
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian: скица, нацрт
 * Maori: hukihuki
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romagnol: abòz
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, , anteproyecto
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: waki
 * Ukrainian: ескі́з, на́черк, на́рис,
 * Volapük: riget


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: maksumääräys
 * French:
 * German:
 * Irish: dréacht
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: меница
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, переводно́й ве́ксель
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Ukrainian: тра́тта,


 * Arabic: تَجْنِيد
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: прызы́ў, набо́р
 * Bulgarian: на́бор
 * Catalan: reclutament, reclutament forçós
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: værnepligt
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: sõjaväekohustus
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, , Einziehung,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:, leva militare, , , servizio di leva
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Lithuanian: šaukimas
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: verneplikt, tvungen militærtjeneste
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Ukrainian:, набі́р
 * Yiddish: פּריזיוו


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: varausjärjestelmä
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Ido:

Verb

 * 1)  To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
 * 2) To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
 * 3) To write a law.
 * 4)  To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
 * 5) To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
 * 6) To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
 * The calves were drafted from the cows.
 * 1)  To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
 * After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
 * 1)  To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
 * 2) To draw out; to call forth.
 * 3) To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
 * After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
 * 1)  To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
 * 2) To draw out; to call forth.
 * 3) To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
 * 1) To draw out; to call forth.
 * 2) To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.

Translations

 * Arabic: سَوَّدَ
 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian: visandama
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Italian:
 * Manx: draght
 * Maori: takawhakaaro
 * Norwegian: skissere, kladde
 * Occitan:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Polish:


 * Arabic: جَنَّدَ
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: povolat
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian: lähetama
 * Finnish: kutsua palvelukseen
 * French:, ,
 * German:, ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Maori: māpere
 * Norwegian: utskrive
 * Occitan:, enrotlar, conscriure
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: gairm
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, ,


 * German: ,


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: драфтовати
 * Roman: draftovati


 * Finnish:

Adjective

 * 1)  Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
 * 2) Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
 * 1) Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.

Translations

 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: au fût
 * Georgian:
 * German: vom Fass
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: alla spina
 * Khmer:
 * Lao: ສົດ
 * Macedonian: точено
 * Mongolian:
 * Polish:, z kija
 * Romanian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: točeno
 * Spanish: de grifo, de baril
 * Vietnamese:


 * Finnish:

Etymology
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Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) nautical chart

Usage notes
Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer, see references.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) nautical chart

Usage notes
Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer, see Bokmål references.

Noun

 * 1)  in sports