āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢā§āĻ, āĻšā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋ
a document ordering the bank to pay a specific amount of money to someone
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The international trade transaction was secured with a bank draft, providing assurance to both parties involved.
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āĻāĻ¸āĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĒ
a preliminary version of a written text, subject to revision before being finalized
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The editor reviewed the book 's rough draft.
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¸āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻ¸āĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ
an initial sketch or rough outline of a design, plan, or picture
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She made a draft of the poster before finalizing it.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¸āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš
a flow of air, often caused by temperature differences or ventilation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old house had drafts coming through the windows and doors, making it chilly in winter.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤, āĻ¯āĻž āĻļā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ
the act of moving or pulling a heavy load, usually with animals or machinery
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Using oxen makes draft easier on steep hills.
āĻˇāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
06
āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ, āĻāĻ āĻĸā§āĻ
a large, hurried swallow of a drink
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She drank a draft of beer straight from the mug.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻŽāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ āĻĸā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
07
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻž
compulsory enrollment into military service
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The government announced a new draft.
āĻ¸āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ§
a specific measure or quantity of liquid medication, typically prescribed for oral administration
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The nurse administered a draft of antibiotics to the child to treat the infection.
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§ āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
09
āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢā§āĻ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš
a device or opening used to control the flow of air into a fireplace, stove, or furnace
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He opened the draft to let more air in.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĸā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢā§āĻ, āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢā§āĻ
the vertical distance between the waterline and the lowest point of a ship's keel, indicating how deep the vessel sits in the water
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Engineers measured the draft before departure.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°, āĻāĻ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§
a portion of drink, especially beer, served directly from a keg, barrel, or cask
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bar serves local ale on draft.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
to draft
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āĻāĻ¸āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž
to write something for the first time that needs corrections for the final presentation
Transitive: to draft sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Before submitting the report, she carefully drafted a rough outline to organize her thoughts.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇ āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻāĻāĻž, āĻāĻ¸āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to draw the blueprints and the sketches for a building, machine, structure, etc.
Transitive: to draft a blueprint or sketch
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Engineers were tasked with drafting the schematic diagrams for the construction of the bridge across the river.
āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to require individuals to serve in the military, often through a compulsory enlistment process
Transitive: to draft sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the conflict, thousands of young men were drafted to serve in the infantry.
āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¯ā§āĻŦāĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
drafty
overdraft
redraft
draft
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
