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Draft vs Drait - What's the difference?

draft | drait |

As verbs the difference between draft and drait

is that draft is to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch while drait is ; (drite).

As a noun draft

is an early version of a written work.

As an adjective draft

is (not comparable) referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

draft

English

(see draught)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An early version of a written work
    • I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
  • A preliminary sketch, rough outline
    • His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
  • (nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship [also spelled draught].
  • A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle [also spelled draught].
  • Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
  • A cheque, an order for money to be paid
  • An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow [also spelled draught]
    • She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
  • conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
    • He left the country to avoid the draft .
  • (sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams
  • (rail transport) the pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.

    • Synonyms

    * (mouthful of liquid) See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
  • to write a law
  • to conscript a person, force a person to serve in the military
  • * He was drafted during the Vietnam War.
  • to select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
  • * The calves were drafted from the cows.
  • (politics) to force or convince a person to take an elected position they are not interested in
  • * They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
  • (sports) to select a rookie player onto a professional sports team
  • * After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
  • To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.
  • the act of drawing fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled
    • I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.

    Related terms

    * draw

    External links

    * * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

    (nb-noun-n3)
  • nautical chart

    • Usage notes

    Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer [http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/ordboksoek/ordbok.cgi?OPP=draft&sourceid=Mozilla-search].

    Synonyms

    * * kystkart ----

    drait

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • ; (drite)

    • Anagrams

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    drite

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dryte

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To defecate.

    • References

    * “ drite, v. ]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989

    Anagrams

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