Hyphenation of draft

How to hyphenate draft

Because it is a word with a single syllable, draft is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

draft

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 5
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 5
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: draft

Definitions of draft

draft is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
noun
Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
noun
An act of drinking.
noun
The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
Example: She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
noun
A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.)
noun
Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
noun
Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull; depth of water drawn by a vessel.
noun
An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
Example: His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
noun
A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
noun
A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
noun
Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
Example: He left the country to avoid the draft.
noun
A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
noun
A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
noun
The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
noun
The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
noun
(possibly obsolete) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
Example: using oxen for draft shot forth an arrow with a mighty draft
noun
(possibly obsolete) The act of drawing in a net for fish.
noun
(possibly obsolete) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
Example: he cast his net, which brought him a very great draft
noun
A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.

Definition 1 as verb

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

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective
Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
Example: I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
adjective
Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
Example: A Clydesdale is a draft horse.

Words nearby draft

draff
draffier
draffiest
draffish
draffman
draffs
draffsack
draffy
(draft)
draft-exempt
draftable
draftage
drafted
draftee
draftees
drafter
drafters

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