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Drafting

verb
Word Frequency: 3.2

Definitions

1.verbTo write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
2.verbTo draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
3.verbTo write a law.
4.verbTo conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
"He was drafted during the Vietnam War."
5.verbTo select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
"There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President."
6.verbTo select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
"The calves were drafted from the cows."
7.verbTo select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
"After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins."
8.verbTo follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
9.verbTo draw out; to call forth.
10.verbTo draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
11.nounThe act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
12.nounA profession, usually related to making technical drawings for architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.
13.nounThe practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following in a close line to reduce wind resistance.
14.nounA method of preparing fibers for weaving.

Synonyms

drawingdraftsmanshipmechanical drawingframingsketchstylewritingmakingwritetextmappingediting

Rhymes With

craftinggraftingraftingshaftingdraughtinghaftingoverdrafting
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