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Draft
drɑːft
- a preliminary version of a piece of writing
"the first draft of the party's manifesto"
- a plan, sketch, or rough drawing
"a manuscript draft representing the explorer's latest findings"
- a mode of operation of a printer in which text is produced rapidly but with relatively low definition
- a written order to pay a specified sum
- compulsory recruitment for military service
"25 million men were subject to the draft"
- a procedure whereby sports players are made available for selection or reselection by the teams in a league, usually with the earlier choices being given to the weaker teams
"the White Sox chose him in the 13th round of the 1990 draft"
- a group or individual selected from a larger group for a special duty, e.g. for military service
"the draft and I were sent to the barracks near Folkestone"
- prepare a preliminary version of (a document)
"I drafted a letter of resignation"
- select (a person or group of people) and bring them somewhere for a certain purpose
"he was drafted in to help fix the engine"
- conscript (someone) for military service
"he was drafted in 1938"
- select (a player) for a sports team through the draft
"he was drafted by Winnipeg and traded the following spring"