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1. draft
verb. ['ˈdræft'] draw up an outline or sketch for something.
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- draught (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Draft
- staffed
- kraft
- krafft
- graft
- draught
- craft
- taft
- shaft
- laughed
- haft
- daft
- calfed
How do you pronounce draft?
Pronounce draft as dræft.
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Sentences with draft
1. Verb, base form
He will draft a new lease showing the length of renewal, such as for one year.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Refer to the working draft on the chalk or dry board if necessary.
3. Verb, 3rd person singular present
Carefully draft the section granting your agent's authority.
Quotes about draft
1. The first draft of anything is shit.
- Ernest Hemingway
2. When I asked my da how ye knew which was the right woman, he told me when the time came, I'd have no doubt. And I didn't. When I woke in the dark under that tree on the road to Leoch, with you sitting on my chest, cursing me for bleeding to death, I said to myself 'Jamie Fraser, for all ye canna see what she looks like, and for all she weights as much as a good draft horse, this is the woman.
- Diana Gabaldon, Outlander
3. The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.
- Terry Pratchett
2. draft
verb. ['ˈdræft'] engage somebody to enter the army.
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- draught (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. draft
noun. ['ˈdræft'] a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle).
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- draught (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. draft
noun. ['ˈdræft'] a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another.
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- draught (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. draft
noun. ['ˈdræft'] a preliminary sketch of a design or picture.
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- draught (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. draft
noun. ['ˈdræft'] a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace.
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- draught (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. draft
noun. ['ˈdræft'] the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded).
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- draught (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. draft
noun. ['ˈdræft'] a large and hurried swallow.
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- draught (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. draft
noun. ['ˈdræft'] compulsory military service.
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- draught (Middle English (1100-1500))