[ drα:ft ]
( US draft )
■ noun
1》 a current of cool air in a room or confined space.
2》 a single act of drinking or inhaling.
↘ literary or archaic a quantity of a liquid with medicinal properties: a sleeping ~.
3》 the depth of water needed to float a particular ship: her shallow ~.
4》 the drawing in of a fishing net.
↘a catch of fish.
■ verb variant spelling of draft .
■ adjective
1》 (of beer) served from a cask rather than from a bottle or can.
2》 (of an animal) used for pulling heavy loads.
Phrases
on ~ (of beer) ready to be drawn from a cask.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'drawing, pulling'): from ON dráttr , of Gmc origin; cf. draft .