drafted
verb
- 1
To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
- 2
To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
- 3
To write a law.
- 4
To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
“He was drafted during the Vietnam War.”
- 5
To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
“There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President.”
- 6
To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
“The calves were drafted from the cows.”
- 7
To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
“After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.”
- 8
To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
- 9
To draw out; to call forth.
- 10
To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
adjective
- 1
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.”
- 2
Conscripted
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