draft

draft1 [ dræft ] noun count **

▸ 1 cold air

▸ 2 of plan/letter etc.

▸ 3 in sports

▸ 4 into military

▸ 5 amount of liquid

▸ 6 bank draft

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) cold air that blows into a room and makes you feel uncomfortable:

I feel a draft coming in from under the door.

2. ) something such as a plan, letter, or drawing that may have changes made to it before it is finished:

draft of: I showed David a draft of the letter and he suggested a few changes.

first/final draft: My publisher wants to see a first draft by the end of next week.

a ) only before noun not in a final form and likely to be changed:

draft legislation

3. ) AMERICAN a system in some sports in the U.S. by which a professional team can choose college students to play for their team

4. ) the draft AMERICAN a system in which people are ordered to join the military, for example because there is a war. British conscription:

dodge the draft (=avoid joining the military): His political opponents accused him of dodging the draft during the Vietnam war.

5. ) FORMAL an amount of liquid that you swallow at one time

a ) LITERARY a medicine that you drink

6. ) BRITISH a BANK DRAFT

on draft

beer that is on draft is served directly from a BARREL rather than in bottles or cans

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draft 2 [ dræft ] verb transitive **

1. ) to write something such as a legal document, speech, or letter that may have changes made to it before it is finished:

The government's first task was to draft a new constitution for the country.

2. ) often passive AMERICAN to order someone to join the military, for example when there is a war:

All her sons were drafted.

draft into: He was drafted into the army in 1942.

3. ) AMERICAN to make someone a member of a team of players

,draft `in phrasal verb transitive often passive MAINLY BRITISH

to bring someone into a team or group of people in order to help them do something:

draft someone in/draft in someone to do something: Both sides have drafted in sports personalities to boost their bid to host the Olympics.

draft someone into something: Tsai was drafted into the Taiwan team after the regular player was omitted because of an injury.

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draft 3 [ dræft ] adjective only before noun

1. ) draft beer is served directly from a BARREL rather than in bottles

2. ) a draft animal is used for pulling heavy things