draft
draught
drawing | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
gulp
draft draught swig | a large and hurried swallow, he finished it at a single gulp |
conscription
muster
draft selective service | compulsory military service |
| draft animal | an animal used for pulling heavy loads |
draft horse
draught horse
dray horse | horse adapted for drawing heavy loads |
draft
draught | a dose of liquid medicine, he took a sleeping draft |
| draft rough drawing | a preliminary sketch of a design or picture |
| draft | a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace |
draft
draught | the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) |
draft
draft copy | any of the various versions in the development of a written work, a preliminary draft, the final draft of the constitution |
preliminary prospectus
red herring | a first draft of a prospectus, must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus, because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring |
preliminary examination
preliminary exam
prelim | an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue |
preliminary overture
prelude | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows, training is a necessary preliminary to employment, drinks were the overture to dinner |
preliminary
prelim | a minor match preceding the main event |
draft
draught
potation
tipple | a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg, they served beer on draft |
draft beer
draught beer | beer drawn from a keg |
| draft board | a board to select personnel for involuntary military service |
draft dodger
draft evader | someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve |
draft
draught | a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) |
draft
bill of exchange
order of payment | a document ordering the payment of money, drawn by one person or bank on another |
foreign bill
foreign draft | a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another |
bank draft
banker's draft | a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank |
sight draft
sight bill | a draft payable on presentation |
time draft
time bill | a draft payable at a specified future date |
enlist draft
muster in | engage somebody to enter the army |
blueprint
draft draught | make a blueprint of |
draft
outline | draw up an outline or sketch for something, draft a speech |
| preliminary | denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important, designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding, a preliminary investigation |
shallow-draft
shallow-draught | of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline, a shallow-draft river boat |