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1. Writing a first version to be filled out and polished later
    
2. The craft of drawing blueprints
   - mechanical drawing
    
3. The creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
   - drawing, draftsmanship [US], draughtsmanship [Brit, Cdn]

1. Draw up an outline or sketch for something
   "draft a speech"
   - outline
    
2. Engage somebody to enter the army
   - enlist, muster in
    
3. [N. Amer] Make a blueprint of
   - blueprint, draught [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: draftings

See also: draftee, drafter

Type of: art, artistic creation, artistic production, authorship, compose, composition, craft, design, enrol [Brit, Cdn], enroll [N. Amer], enter, indite [archaic], inscribe, pen, penning, plan, recruit, trade, write, writing

Encyclopedia: Draft