I. noun
drink 3, drag, drain, drench, ||peg, swig, swill
II. verb
1.
to enroll in the armed forces by compulsion
drafted when he was barely eighteen
Synonyms: conscribe, conscript; compare call up
Related Word: 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
drafting plans to meet an emergency
Synonyms: draw up, formulate, frame, make, prepare
Related Word: concoct, contrive, devise, invent; fabricate, fashion, forge, form, manufacture, shape; plan, project; outline, sketch
4.
Synonyms: drain 1, draw, draw off, pump, siphon, tap