verb🔗ShareTo write a first version, make a preliminary sketch."Before the presentation, the student was drafting a new outline for her speech. "writingplancommunicationlanguagetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing."The architect is drafting the plans for the new library. "architecturetechnicalplanbuildingwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo write a law."The lawyer is currently drafting a new law to protect online privacy. "politicsgovernmentlawwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military."He was drafted during the Vietnam War."militarygovernmentwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose."There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President."joborganizationmilitarypoliticsbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo select and separate an animal or animals from a group."The calves were drafted from the cows."animalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo select a rookie player onto a professional sports team."After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins."sportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed."The cyclist was drafting behind the truck to reduce wind resistance and save energy on the long uphill climb. "vehicleenergysporttechnologyphysicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo draw out; to call forth."The coach is drafting new players for the basketball team. "actionplanwritingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn."While spinning wool, she focused on drafting the fibers thinly so the yarn would be even. "materialprocessagricultureindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft."The architect's focus was on the drafting of the building's blueprints. "technicalwritingindustryworkplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA profession, usually related to making technical drawings for architecture, engineering, or manufacturing."My uncle's career in drafting allows him to design buildings and bridges. "architecturetechnicaljobindustryworkbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following in a close line to reduce wind resistance."Sentence: "The cyclists practiced drafting behind each other to save energy for the final sprint." "vehiclesportphysicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA method of preparing fibers for weaving."The quality of the yarn depends on careful drafting during the spinning process. "materialtechnicalagricultureindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
