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A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
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Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
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An act of drinking.
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The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
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She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
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A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.)
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Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
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Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull; depth of water drawn by a vessel.
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An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
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His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
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A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
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A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
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Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
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He left the country to avoid the draft.
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A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
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A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
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The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
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The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
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(possibly obsolete) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
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using oxen for draft shot forth an arrow with a mighty draft
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(possibly obsolete) The act of drawing in a net for fish.
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(possibly obsolete) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
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he cast his net, which brought him a very great draft
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A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.