Definitions for drafting

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drafting draft·ing

Spelling: [draf-ting, drahf-]

IPA: /ˈdræf tɪŋ, ˈdrɑf-/

Drafting is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 302 anagrams from letters in drafting (adfginrt).

Definitions for drafting

noun

1. mechanical drawing.
2. a drawing, sketch, or design.
3. a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, copying, etc.
4. act of drawing; delineation.
5. a current of air in any enclosed space, especially in a room, chimney, or stove.
6. a current of air moving in an upward or downward direction.
7. a device for regulating the current of air in a stove, fireplace, etc.
8. an act of drawing or pulling loads.
9. something that is drawn or pulled; a haul.
10. an animal or team of animals used to pull a load.
11. the force required to pull a load.
12. the taking of supplies, forces, money, etc., from a given source.
13. a selection or drawing of persons, by lot or otherwise, from the general body of the people for military service; levy; conscription.
14. the persons so selected.
15. Sports. a selecting or drawing of new players from a choice group of amateur players by professional teams, especially a system of selecting new players so that each team in a professional league receives some of the most promising players.
16. British. a selection of persons already in military service to be sent from one post or organization to another; detachment.
17. a written order drawn by one person upon another; a writing directing the payment of money on account of the drawer; bill of exchange.
18. a drain or demand made on anything.
19. draft beer.
20. an act of drinking or inhaling.
21. something that is taken in by drinking or inhaling; a drink; dose.
22. a quantity of fish caught.
23. Nautical. the depth to which a vessel is immersed when bearing a given load.
24. Also called leave. Metallurgy. the slight taper given to a pattern so that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold.
25. Metalworking. the change in sectional area of a piece of work caused by a rolling or drawing operation. a taper on a die or punch permitting it to be withdrawn readily from the work.
26. Masonry. a line or border chiseled at the edge of a stone, to serve as a guide in leveling the surfaces.
27. Textiles. the degree of attenuation produced in fibers during yarn processing, expressed either by the ratio of the weight of raw to the weight of processed fiber, or by the ratio between the varying surface speeds of the rollers on the carding machine. the act of attenuating the fibers.
28. an allowance granted to a buyer for waste of goods sold by weight.

Idioms

1. on draft, available to be drawn from a cask rather than from a sealed bottle:

adjective

1. used or suited for drawing loads:
2. drawn or available to be drawn from a cask rather than served from a sealed bottle:
3. being a tentative or preliminary outline, version, design, or sketch.

verb (used with object)

1. to draw the outlines or plan of; sketch.
2. to draw up in written form; compose.
3. to draw or pull.
4. to take or select by draft, especially for military service.
5. Masonry. to cut a draft on.

verb (used without object)

1. to do mechanical drawing; work as a draftsman.
2. (in an automobile race) to drive or ride close behind another car so as to benefit from the reduction in air pressure created behind the car ahead.

Origin of drafting

First recorded in 1875-80; draft + -ing¹

Examples for drafting

He had just been engaged in drafting an important Liberal manifesto.

They were drafting to build teams, not to appease fan bases or score easy ticket sales.

In another series, drafting a fantasy football team by the side of a fallen comrade could be sentimental, even borderline maudlin.

Then comes the job of drafting out the steers selected for market.

The NFL teams will all be weighing up the impact of drafting the first openly gay pro-footballer.

Also that drafting has begun in Beaufort by Hunter's orders.

She would put in long days and nights, chain-smoking and drafting and reading every word on every document personally.

The French colonies have also been drafting their subjects for work in France.

Many teams may be wary of the publicity that would come with drafting the first openly gay player in NFL history.

At musters, or when drafting for market, we make the necessary exchanges.