Definizione monolingua

draft

draft (third-person singular simple present drafts, present participle drafting, simple past and past participle drafted)

1. (transitive) to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
2. write a law
3. (transitive) to conscript a person, force a person to serve in the military
   • He was drafted during the Vietnam War.
4. to select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
   • The calves were drafted from the cows.
5. (transitive) to force or convince a person to do a job they do not want to do
   • They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
6. (transitive, sports) to select a rookie player onto a professional sports team
   • After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
7. (intransitive) To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.

draft (plural drafts)

1. An early version of a written work

   I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.

2. A preliminary sketch, rough outline

   His first drafts were better than most authors final products.

3. (nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship [also spelled draught].
4. A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle [also spelled draught].
5. Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
6. A cheque, an order for money to be paid
7. An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow [also spelled draught]

   She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.

8. conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.

   He left the country to avoid the draft.

9. (sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams
10. (rail transport) the pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.

draft (not comparable)

1. (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled

   Id rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.

Definizione dizionario draft

	bozza
	early version of a written work
	A preliminary version.

	abbozzare
	to write a first version

	cambiale
	order for money to be paid

	pescaggio
	depth of water needed to float ship

	tiraggio
	draw through a flue

	tratta
	order for money to be paid

	alla spina
	Referring to drinks on tap

	arruolare
	to conscript a person

	aspiratore
	draw through a flue

	assegno
	order for money to be paid

	bozzetto
	preliminary sketch

	effetto
	order for money to be paid

	leva
	conscription

	minuta
	early version of a written work

	schizzo
	preliminary sketch

	sorso
	amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow

	spiffero
	current of air

	stendere
	to write a law

abbozzo

corrente d'aria

coscrizione

disegnare

disegno

distaccamento

immersione

lettera di cambio

progetto

schema

tirare

tirata

tiro

trazione

Altri significati:

(intransitive) To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.

(rail transport) the pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.

A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle [also spelled draught].

to force or convince a person to do a job

An early version of a written work

A preliminary sketch, rough outline

system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams

An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow [also spelled draught]

draft (i.e. rough draft)

A cheque, an order for money to be paid

to select and separate an animal or animals from a group.

draft (of ship)

(rough) design

(sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams

(nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship [also spelled draught].

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled

conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.

write a law

(transitive, sports) to select a rookie player onto a professional sports team

(transitive) to conscript a person, force a person to serve in the military

(transitive) to force or convince a person to do a job they do not want to do

Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.

(transitive) to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.