draft

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Synonyms: craft, drift, graft, raft, daft, drait, kraft, drat, druft, draff, yraft

Antonyms: craft, drift, graft, raft, daft, drait, kraft, drat, druft, draff, yraft

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|US spelling}} {{n-g|Senses relating to a current or flow or an amount which flows:}}
2. {{lb|en|in both|_|US spelling|and|UK spelling}} {{n-g|(Preliminary) written work:}}
3. {{lb|en|in both|_|US spelling|and|UK spelling}} {{n-g|Senses relating to conscription or selection from a pool:}}
4. {{lb|en|US spelling}}<!--if also in UK spelling, please add that--> The [[bevel]] [[give|given]] to the [[pattern]] for a [[casting]], so that it can be [[draw]]n from the [[sand]] without [[damage|damaging]] the [[mould]].
5. {{lb|en|US spelling}} {{n-g|Senses relating to pulling:}}
6. {{lb|en|Appalachia}} {{n-g|A valley, or the stream that flows through it:}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[write]] a [[first]] [[version]]; to 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 [[select]] (someone or something) for a particular [[role]] or [[purpose]].
5. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[follow]] very [[closely]] (behind another [[vehicle]]), thereby [[provide|providing]] an [[aerodynamic]] [[advantage]] to both [[lead]] and [[follower]] and [[conserve|conserving]] [[energy]] or [[increase|increasing]] [[speed]].
6. To [[draw out]]; to [[call forth]].
7. To [[draw]] [[fiber]]s out of a [[clump]], for [[spin]]ning in the [[production]] of [[yarn]].
8. {{lb|en|gaming}} To play a collectible card game by strategically selecting from a shared pool of cards.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|not comparable}} Referring to drinks [[on tap]], in contrast to bottled.
2. Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.

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