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 draught

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.

British Dictionary definitions for anti-draft

draft
/ (drɑːft) /

noun

verb (tr)

noun, verb

Derived forms of draft

drafter, noun

Word 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)

draft

A preliminary version of a book, speech, essay, or outline.

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.)