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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. writing a first version to be filled out and polished later;

2. the craft of drawing blueprints;
[syn: drafting, mechanical drawing]

3. the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams;
- Example: "he learned drawing from his father"
[syn: drawing, draftsmanship, drafting]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Draft \Draft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Drafting.] 1. To draw the outline of; to delineate. [1913 Webster] 2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial. [1913 Webster] 3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select; especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a population to serve in the armed forces. [1913 Webster +PJC] HotLips Houlihan: How did a degenerate person like him achieve such a position of responsibility in the army? Radar: He was drafted. --M*A*S*H (the movie) Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples. -- Holwell. [1913 Webster] 4. To transfer by draft. [1913 Webster] All her rents been drafted to London. -- Fielding. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

drafting \drafting\ n. 1. writing a first version to be filled out and polished later. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the craft of drawing blueprints. Syn: mechanical drawing. [WordNet 1.5] 3. a creation of artistic drawings. Syn: drawing, draftsmanship. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

drafting n 1: writing a first version to be filled out and polished later 2: the craft of drawing blueprints [syn: drafting, mechanical drawing] 3: the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father" [syn: drawing, draftsmanship, drafting]