| word | draft |
|---|---|
| definition | noun A draft is an early version of a letter, book, or speech. I rewrote his rough draft, which was published under my name. I emailed a first draft of this article to him. ...a draft report from a major U.S. university. ...a draft law. The draft is the practice of ordering people to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time. ...his effort to avoid the draft. A draft is a written order for payment of money by a bank, especially from one bank to another. The money was payable by a draft drawn by the home. Ten days later Carmen received a bank draft for a plane ticket. verb When you draft a letter, book, or speech, you write the first version of it. He drafted a standard letter to the editors. The legislation was drafted by House Democrats. If you are drafted, you are ordered to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time. During the Second World War, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He wasn't drafted for the war; he volunteered for the Navy. If people are drafted into a place, they are moved there to do a particular job . Extra police have been drafted into the town after the violence. The manager will make a special plea to draft the player into his squad as a replacement. |
| inflections | draftsdraftingdrafted |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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