n.
1.a document ordering the payment of money
2.a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
3.a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
4.a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
5.preliminary version of a written work
6.the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
7.a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
8.a dose of liquid medicine
9.compulsory military service 10.a large and hurried swallow 11.the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling draft v.
1.draw up an outline or sketch for something
2.engage somebody to enter the army
3.make a blueprint of
Idiom of the Day
lull before the storm
a quiet period just before a period of great activity or excitement
It was the lull before the storm when the school principal began to tell the students about the new policy.
