draft

/dɹæft/ · noun

Meaning

A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
An act of drinking.
The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.)
Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
To write a law.
To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.

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