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Drafted vs Signed - What's the difference?

drafted | signed |

As verbs the difference between drafted and signed

is that drafted is past tense of draft while signed is past tense of sign.

As adjectives the difference between drafted and signed

is that drafted is of a certain depth required to float (said of a vessel); used comparatively with shallow, deep, etc while signed is having both positive and negative varieties.

drafted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (draft)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • (nautical) of a certain depth required to float (said of a vessel); used comparatively with shallow, deep, etc.
    • A johnboat is a shallow drafted boat favored by fishermen.
  • (US) conscripted

    • signed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics, computer science) Having both positive and negative varieties.
    • It wasn't until they tried to subtract 3 from 1 that the elementary school students realized they needed signed numbers.
  • Having a signature, endorsed.
    • The signed check could be cashed.
  • (Of a road, route) Furnished with signs and signposts; signposted.
  • * 2013: Backpacking Wyoming: From Towering Granite Peaks to Steaming Geyser Basins , Wilderness Press, p. 64 [//books.google.com/books?id=nT9LAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA64]
    • Turn left on poorly signed Highway 292 and proceed on this winding road for about 12 miles…

    Antonyms

    * unsigned

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sign)

    • Anagrams

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