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Meaning of draft

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  draft
      n 1: a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one
           person or bank on another [syn: {draft}, {bill of
           exchange}, {order of payment}]
      2: a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or
         vehicle) [syn: {draft}, {draught}]
      3: a preliminary sketch of a design or picture [syn: {draft},
         {rough drawing}]
      4: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
         "they served beer on draft" [syn: {draft}, {draught},
         {potation}, {tipple}]
      5: any of the various versions in the development of a written
         work; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the
         constitution" [syn: {draft}, {draft copy}]
      6: the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially
         when loaded) [syn: {draft}, {draught}]
      7: a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
      8: a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn:
         {draft}, {draught}]
      9: compulsory military service [syn: {conscription}, {muster},
         {draft}, {selective service}]
      10: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single
          gulp" [syn: {gulp}, {draft}, {draught}, {swig}]
      11: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn:
          {draft}, {draught}, {drawing}]
      v 1: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a
           speech" [syn: {draft}, {outline}]
      2: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: {enlist}, {draft},
         {muster in}] [ant: {discharge}, {muster out}]
      3: make a blueprint of [syn: {blueprint}, {draft}, {draught}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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