1.a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
2.a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
3.a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
4.a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
they served beer on draft
5.preliminary version of a written work
6.the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
7.a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
8.a dose of liquid medicine;
he took a sleeping draft
9.compulsory military service
10. a large and hurried swallow;
he finished it at a single gulp
11. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
1.draw up an outline or sketch for something;
draft a speech
2.engage somebody to enter the army
3.make a blueprint of