n.
Function: verb
1 to enroll in the armed forces by compulsion FF1C; drafted when he was barely eighteen FF1E;
Synonyms: conscribe, conscript; compare CALL UP
Related Words: induct; enlist, enroll, muster (in or out); impress, press
2
Synonyms: SKETCH , adumbrate, block (out), chalk (out), characterize, outline, rough (out), skeleton, skeletonize
3 to formulate and produce FF1C; drafting plans to meet an emergency FF1E;
Synonyms: draw up, formulate, frame, make, prepare
Related Words: concoct, contrive, devise, invent; fabricate, fashion, forge, form, manufacture, shape; plan, project; outline, sketch
4
Synonyms: DRAIN 1, draw, draw off, pump, siphon, tap