draft Значение & определение

Значение на draft на български

• 0 a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the developed form:

  • This is only a rough draft - the finished article will have pictures too.

  • She asked me to check the (first) draft of her proposal.

• 1 the system of ordering people by law to join the armed forces:

  • He avoided the draft because of a foot injury.

• 2 the system by which sports teams in the US choose new young players at the beginning of each season:

  • the NBA draft

  • He was a second-round draft pick by the Raiders.

• 3 a written order for money to be paid by a bank, especially to another bank:

  • I arranged for some money to be sent from London to L.A. by banker's draft.

• 4 a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room

• 5 the depth of water needed for a boat to be able to float

• 6 a system of storing and serving drinks from large containers, especially barrels:

  • Is the lager on draft or is it bottled?

• 7 (of drinks such as beer) stored in and served from large containers, especially barrels:

  • draft beer/lager/cider

• 8 (of animals) used for pulling heavy loads, vehicles, etc.:

  • a draft horse

• 9 to write down a document for the first time, including the main points but not all the details:

  • Draft a proposal for the project and we can discuss it at the meeting.

  • They hired an architect to draft the plans for their new home.

• 10 to order people by law to join the armed forces:

  • He was drafted (into the army) at 18.

• 11 A draft plan, document, etc. is in its first form, including the main points but not all the details:

  • a draft plan/bill/proposal

• 12 (of drinks such as beer) stored in and served from large containers, especially barrels:

  • draft beer/lager/cider

• 13 (of animals) used for pulling heavy loads, vehicles, etc.:

  • a draft horse

• 14 a piece of writing or drawing that is done early in the development of a work to help prepare it in its final form:

  • The architects gave us their first draft of the design.

• 15 the process by which people are ordered by law to become members of the armed forces, or the process by which players are chosen to play for professional (= paid) sports teams

• 16 a current of cold air inside a room:

  • She felt a cold draft every time the door was opened.

• 17 a written order for money to be paid by a bank:

  • a bank draft

• 18 to write something, esp. at an early stage before it is in final form:

  • She drafted a letter to her lawyer.

• 19 to order a person to become a member of the armed forces

  • The Cleveland Cavaliers drafted him in the first round.

• 20 a piece of writing such as a letter, report, or speech that may not be in its final form and may have changes made to it:

  • a rough/early/preliminary draft

  • a first/second draft She asked me to check the first draft of her proposal.

  • the final/latest draft

  • write/produce/prepare a draft A draft of the constitution has been prepared for discussion.

  • The original draft of the resolution was much more strongly worded.

• 21 a written order for money to be paid by a bank, especially to another bank:

  • When products are imported, they have to be paid for, often with a draft on the buyer's bank.

  • The money should be transferred by draft rather than electronically.

• 22 →  draught

• 23 to write something such as a letter, speech, or report in a form that may have changes made to it:

  • draft a proposal/plan/report

  • draft a letter/speech

  • draft a bill/law/constitution

• 24 a draft plan, document, etc. is not in its final form, and may have changes made to it:

  • a draft plan/bill/proposal

  • draft legislation/regulations