A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.
The act of pulling loads; traction.
Something that is pulled or drawn; a load.
A team of animals used to pull loads.
Nautical The depth of a vessel's keel below the water line, especially when loaded: a river vessel of shallow draft.
A heavy demand on resources.
A written order directing the payment of money from an account or fund.
A gulp, swallow, or inhalation.
The amount taken in by a single act of drinking or inhaling.
A measured portion; a dose.
The drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg.
An amount drawn: ordered two drafts of ale.
The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty: a candidate who did not pursue the nomination, but accepted a draft by the party convention.
Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.
A body of people selected or conscripted.
Sports A system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional teams.
The act of drawing in a fishnet.
The quantity of fish caught.
Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture: a preliminary draft of a report; the final draft of a paper.
A representation of something to be constructed.
A narrow line chiseled on a stone to guide a stonecutter in leveling its surface.
A slight taper given a die to facilitate the removal of a casting.
An allowance made for loss in weight of merchandise.
To select from a group for some usually compulsory service: drafted into the army.