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 |
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 |
steel oneself against steel onself for brace oneself for prepare for | prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant |
fix prepare set up ready gear up set | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc, Get the children ready for school!, prepare for war, I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill |
train prepare | undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession, She is training to be a teacher, He trained as a legal aid |
train develop prepare educate | create by training and teaching, The old master is training world-class violinists, we develop the leaders for the future |
enlist draft muster in | engage somebody to enter the army |
organize organise prepare devise get up machinate | arrange by systematic planning and united effort, machinate a plot, organize a strike, devise a plan to take over the director's office |
cook fix ready make prepare | prepare for eating by applying heat, Cook me dinner, please, can you make me an omelette?, fix breakfast for the guests, please |
blueprint draft draught | make a blueprint of |
draft outline | draw up an outline or sketch for something, draft a speech |
prepare | to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery, prepare a report, prepare a speech |
prepare | lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord, prepare the discord in bar |
prepare groom train | educate for a future role or function, He is grooming his son to become his successor, The prince was prepared to become King one day, They trained him to be a warrior |
shallow-draft shallow-draught | of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline, a shallow-draft river boat |