Idioms for draft
on draft,
available to be drawn from a cask rather than from a sealed bottle: imported beer on draft.
Also
especially British,
draught
(for defs 1, 3–10, 18–25, 28–33, 35–38).
Origin of draft
later spelling of
draught (since 16th century)
OTHER WORDS FROM draft
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH draft
draft draughtWords nearby draft
Example sentences from the Web for anti-draft
Misel, or Mitzel, was to have insinuated an anti-draft spirit at Exmoor, the male college near Wellington.
Molly Brown's College Friends |Nell Speed
British Dictionary definitions for anti-draft
draft
/ (drɑːft) /
noun
verb (tr)
noun, verb
the usual US spelling of draught (def. 1), draught (def. 2), draught (def. 3), draught (def. 4), draught (def. 5), draught (def. 6), draught (def. 7), draught (def. 8), draught (def. 11)
Derived forms of draft
drafter, nounWord Origin for draft
C16: variant of
draught
Medical definitions for anti-draft
draft
[ drăft ]
n.
A measured portion of a liquid or aerosol medication; a dose.
Cultural definitions for anti-draft (1 of 2)
Cultural definitions for anti-draft (2 of 2)
draft
A system for selecting young men for compulsory military service, administered in the United States by the Selective Service System. At present the United States relies on a volunteer military and does not have a draft, though young men are required by law to register with the Selective Service. (See also conscientious objector and draft dodger.)