English-Thai Dictionary

draft

N กระแสลม  wind breath kra-sea-lom

 

draft

N ตั๋วแลกเงิน  ด รา ฟท์  เช็ค  tua-laek-ngen

 

draft

N ภาพร่าง  pab-rang

 

draft

N เครื่อง ถ่ายเทอากาศ  อุปกรณ์ควบคุม การ ไหล ของ อากาศ  krueang-tai-tea-ar-kad

 

draft

N เอกสาร ฉบับร่าง  ฉบับร่าง  ร่างจดหมาย  แผน ร่าง  ek-ka-san-cha-bab-rang

 

draft

VT ทำ พิมพ์เขียว  blueprint tam-pim-kiao

 

draft

VT ร่าง  plot scheme rang

 

draft

VT เกณ ฑ์  เกณ ฑ์ทหาร  conscript levy kan

 

draft out

PHRV ร่าง (เอกสาร  ข้อความ  แผนการ  lang

 

draftsman

N ช่างเขียน แบบ  คน ร่าง แบบ  ช่างส เก็ต ภาพ  chang-kian-baeb

 

drafty

SL เบียร์  bia

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DRAFT

n.[corrupted from draught, from drag, draw, but authorized by respectable use. ] 1. A drawing; as, this horse is good for draft. In this sense, draught is perhaps most common.
2. A drawing of men from a military band; a selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or any part of it, or from a military post. Sometimes a drawing of men from other companies or societies.
Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by drafts to serve for the year.
These important posts, in consequence of heavy drafts, were left weakly defended.
3. An order from one man to another directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange.
I thought it most prudent to defer the drafts, till advice was received of the progress of the loan.
4. A drawing of lines for a plan; a figure described on paper; delineation; sketch; plan delineated. [See Draught. ]
5. Depth of water necessary to float a ship. [See Draught. ]
6. A writing composed.

 

DRAFT

v.t. 1. To draw the outline; to delineate.
2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial or a lease.
3. To draw men from a military band or post; to select; to detach.
4. To draw men from any company, collection or society.
This Cohen-Caph-El was some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples.

 

DRAFT-HORSE

n.A horse employed in drawing, particularly in drawing heavy loads or in plowing.

 

DRAFT-OX

n.An ox employed in drawing.

 

DRAFTED

pp. Drawn; delineated; detached.

 

DRAFTING

ppr. Drawing; delineating; detaching.

 

DRAFTS

n.A game played on checkers.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DRAFT

DRAFT Draft, a.

 

1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc. ). Same as Draught.

 

2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.

 

Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given, are both on approved use. Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net, Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, Draught engine, etc. See under Draught.

 

DRAFT

Draft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Drafting. ]

 

1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.

 

2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.

 

3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select. Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples. Holwell.

 

4. To transfer by draft. All her rents been drafted to London. Fielding.

 

DRAFTSMAN

DRAFTSMAN Drafts "man, n.

 

Defn: See Draughtsman.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

draft

draft |draft dræft | ▶noun 1 a preliminary version of a piece of writing: the first draft of the party's manifesto | [ as modifier ] : a draft document. • a plan, sketch, or rough drawing. • (in full draft mode ) Computing a mode of operation of a printer in which text is produced rapidly but with relatively low definition. 2 (the draft ) compulsory recruitment for military service: 25 million men were subject to the draft | [ as modifier ] : draft cards. • a procedure whereby new or existing sports players are made available for selection or reselection by the teams in a league, usually with the earlier choices being given to the weaker teams. • rare a group or individual selected from a larger group for a special duty, e.g., for military service. 3 (Brit. draught ) a current of cool air in a room or other confined space: heavy curtains at the windows cut out drafts. 4 (Brit. draught ) the action or act of pulling something along, esp. a vehicle or farm implement. 5 a written order to pay a specified sum; a check. 6 (Brit. draught ) a single act of drinking or inhaling: she downed the remaining beer in one draft. • the amount swallowed or inhaled in one such act: he took deep drafts of oxygen into his lungs. 7 (Brit. draught ) the depth of water needed to float a ship: the shallow draft enabled her to get close to shore. 8 (Brit. draught ) the drawing in of a fishing net. • the fish taken at one drawing; a catch. ▶verb (Brit. also draught ) [ with obj. ] 1 prepare a preliminary version of (a text ): I drafted a letter of resignation. 2 select (a person or group of people ) for a certain purpose: he was drafted to help with the task force on best safety practices. • conscript (someone ) for military service. • select (a player ) for a sports team through the draft. 3 pull or draw. 4 [ no obj. ] Auto Racing benefit from reduced wind resistance by driving very closely behind another vehicle. ▶adjective (Brit. draught ) [ attrib. ] 1 denoting beer or other drink that is kept in and served from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle or can: draft beer. 2 denoting an animal used for pulling heavy loads: draft oxen. PHRASES on draft (of beer or other drink ) on tap; ready to be drawn from a barrel or tank; not bottled or canned. DERIVATIVES draft er noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: phonetic spelling of draught .

 

draft board

draft board ▶noun a board of civilians that is responsible for registering, classifying, and selecting people for compulsory military service.

 

draft dodger

draft dodg er |ˈdræf (t ) ˈˌdɑʤər | ▶noun derogatory a person who has avoided compulsory military service. DERIVATIVES draft dodg ing noun

 

draftee

draft ee |drafˈtē ˌdræfˈti | ▶noun a person conscripted for military service.

 

draft horse

draft horse (Brit. draught horse ) ▶noun a large horse used for pulling heavy loads, esp. a cart or plow.

 

draft pick

draft pick ▶noun the right of a sports team to select a player during the annual selection process. • a player selected during the draft.

 

draftsman

drafts man |ˈdraftsmən ˈdræf (t )smən |(Brit. draughtsman ) ▶noun ( pl. draftsmen ) 1 a person, esp. a man, who makes detailed technical plans or drawings. • an artist skilled in drawing. 2 a person who drafts legal documents. DERIVATIVES drafts man ship |-ˌSHip |noun

 

draftsperson

drafts per son |ˈdraftsˌpərsən ˈdrɑːftspɜːrsn | ▶noun ( pl. draftspeople ) a draftsman or draftswoman (used as a neutral alternative ).

 

draftswoman

drafts wom an |ˈdraftsˌwo͝omən ˈdræf (t )sˌwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. draftswomen ) a woman who makes detailed technical plans or drawings.

 

drafty

draft y |ˈdraftē ˈdræfti |(Brit. draughty ) ▶adjective ( draftier, draftiest ) (of an enclosed space ) cold and uncomfortable because of currents of cool air: anyone would get pneumonia living in the drafty old house. • (of a door or window ) ill-fitting, and so allowing currents of cool air in. DERIVATIVES draft i ly |-təlē |adverb, draft i ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

draft

draft |drɑːft | ▶noun 1 a preliminary version of a piece of writing: the first draft of the party's manifesto | [ as modifier ] : a draft document. • a plan, sketch, or rough drawing. • [ mass noun ] Computing a mode of operation of a printer in which text is produced rapidly but with relatively low definition. 2 a written order to pay a specified sum. 3 (the draft ) US compulsory recruitment for military service: 25 million men were subject to the draft. • N. Amer. a procedure whereby sports players are made available for selection or reselection by the teams in a league, usually with the earlier choices being given to the weaker teams. • rare a group or individual selected from a larger group for a special duty, e.g. for military service. 4 US spelling of draught. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 prepare a preliminary version of (a document ): I drafted a letter of resignation. 2 select (a person or group of people ) and bring them somewhere for a certain purpose: riot police were drafted in to break up the blockade. • US conscript (someone ) for military service. • N. Amer. select (a player ) for a sports team through the draft. DERIVATIVES drafter noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: phonetic spelling of draught .

 

draft board

draft board ▶noun a board of civilians that is responsible for registering, classifying, and selecting people for compulsory military service.

 

draft dodger

draft dodger ▶noun N. Amer. derogatory a person who has avoided compulsory military service. DERIVATIVES draft dodging noun

 

draftee

draft ¦ee |drɑːfˈtiː | ▶noun US a person conscripted for military service.

 

draft horse

draft horse (Brit. draught horse ) ▶noun a large horse used for pulling heavy loads, esp. a cart or plow.

 

draft pick

draft pick ▶noun N. Amer. the right of a sports team to select a player during the annual selection process. • a player selected during the draft.

 

draftsman

drafts |man |ˈdrɑːf (t )smən | ▶noun ( pl. draftsmen ) 1 a person who drafts legal documents. 2 chiefly N. Amer. variant spelling of draughtsman.

 

drafty

drafty ▶adjective US spelling of draughty.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

draft

draft 1 noun 1 the draft of his speech: preliminary version, rough outline, plan, skeleton, abstract; main points, bare bones. 2 a draft of the building: plan, blueprint, design, diagram, drawing, sketch, map, layout, representation. 3 a bank draft: check, order, money order, bill of exchange.

 

draft

draft 2 noun 1 the draft made Robyn shiver: current of air, rush of air; waft, wind, breeze, gust, puff, blast; informal blow. 2 a deep draft of beer: gulp, drink, swallow, mouthful, slug; informal swig, swill.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

draft

draft noun 1 the draft of his speech: preliminary version, rough sketch, outline, plan, blueprint, skeleton, abstract; main points, bones, bare bones. ANTONYMS final version. 2 a draft of the building to be erected: plan, blueprint, design, diagram, drawing, scale drawing, outline, sketch, pattern, map, layout, representation. 3 payment should be made by a banker's draft: cheque, order, banker's order, money order, bill of exchange, postal order; technical negotiable instrument.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

draft

draft ｟英 ｠draught /dræft |drɑːft /〖語源は 「引く (draw )」〗 (! 名詞 1 , 5 , 10 , 動詞 , 形容詞 1 では ｟英 ｠でも通例draft ) 名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 C «…の » 下書き , 草稿, 草案 ; 下図, 設計図 «of , for » ; U (線で )描くこと ▸ make a rough draft of the article 記事の草稿を作る ▸ the first [final ] draft 初 [最終 ]稿 2 C ｟主に米 ｠〖the ～〗徴兵 (｟英 ｠conscription ); 〖集合的に 〗召集兵 ▸ dodge the draft 徴兵を逃れる 3 C (冷たい )すきま風 , 通風 ; (火への )通気 ; 通風装置 ▸ sway in a draft すきま風に揺れる 4 C ｟米 ｠〖通例単数形で 〗〘スポーツ 〙ドラフト制度 .5 C ｟主に英 ｠〘経 〙為替手形, 小切手 ;U (手形による金の )引き出し, 手形振り出し ▸ pay by draft 手形で支払う ▸ a bank draft 銀行手形 6 C ｟かたく ｠一飲み [吸い ]の量 ;｟ 文 /古 ｠水薬の1回分 ▸ have a long draft of water 水をぐうっと飲む 7 U (ビールなどを )たるから出すこと; (たるから出した )生ビール ▸ Beer is sold on draft .ビールがたる出しで売られている 8 U (荷物などを )引くこと, 牽引 （けんいん ）; C 引かれるもの ; 一網の漁獲量 .9 C 〘海 〙(船の )喫水 .10 «…の » 要求, 強要 «on » .f è el the dr á ft ｟くだけて ｠財政的にピンチである (!家の修理ができずにすきま風が入ってくることから ) .動詞 他動詞 1 〈手紙 本 演説など 〉の下書き [草稿 ]を書く, …を起草する ; …の下図を描く .2 ｟主に米 ｠〖通例be ～ed 〗〈人を 〉【軍隊などに 】徴兵する «into » ▸ be [get ] drafted as a soldier 兵隊にとられる 3 ｟米 ｠〈新人選手 〉をドラフトでとる .4 ｟主に英 ｠ «…に /…するために » 〈人 〉を選抜する, 派遣する (in ) «into /to do » .自動詞 (カーレースで風圧を避けるため )前車の直後を走る .形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 下書き [草稿 ]段階の .2 (農場などで )荷車を引く 〈動物 〉.3 たる抜きの, たるから出した 〈ビールなど 〉.～́ b è er 生ビール .～́ b ò ard ｟米 ｠徴兵選抜民間委員会 .～́ c à rd ｟米 ｠徴兵カード, 召集令状 .～́ d ò dger ｟米 非難して ｠徴兵忌避者 .～́ p ì ck ｟米 ｠ドラフト指名選手 .

 

draftee

draft ee /dræftíː |drɑːftíː /名詞 C ｟米 ｠召集兵, 徴募兵 .

 

drafter

dr á ft er 名詞 C 起草者, 立案者 .

 

draftsman

dr á fts man ｟英 ｠dr á ughts -名詞 複 -men C 1 (公文書などの )起草者, 立案者 (｟男女共用 ｠drafter ).2 製図者 [工 ].3 絵 [製図 ]のうまい人 .

 

drafty

draft y ｟英 ｠draught y /drǽfti |drɑ́ːf -/形容詞 すきま風の入る .dr á ft i ness 名詞