draft (drafts plural & 3rd person present) (drafting present participle) (drafted past tense & past participle )
1 n-count A draft is an early version of a letter, book, or speech.
usu with supp
I rewrote his rough draft, which was published under my name..., I faxed a first draft of this article to him.
2 verb When you draft a letter, book, or speech, you write the first version of it.
He drafted a standard letter to the editors... V n
3 verb If you are drafted, you are ordered to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time.
(mainly AM) usu passive
(=conscript)
During the Second World War, he was drafted into the US Army... be V-ed into n
4 verb If people are draftedinto a place, they are moved there to do a particular job.
Extra police have been drafted into the town after the violence... be V-ed in/into n
The manager will make a special plea to draft the player into his squad as a replacement. V n in/into n
5 n-sing The draft is the practice of ordering people to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time.
(mainly AM) the N
(=conscription)
...his effort to avoid the draft.
6 n-count A draft is a written order for payment of money by a bank, especially from one bank to another.
oft by N
Ten days later Carmen received a bank draft for a plane ticket.
bank draft (bank drafts plural )A bank draft is a cheque which you can buy from a bank in order to pay someone who is not willing to accept a personal cheque. n-count
Payments should be made by credit card or bank draft in U.S. dollars.
banker's draft (banker's drafts plural )A banker's draft is the same as a bank draft. n-count
You pay for the car by banker's draft in the local currency.
draft dodger (draft dodgers plural )A draft dodger is someone who avoids joining the armed forces when normally they would have to join.
(mainly AM) n-count
(disapproval)
