draft

noun

1. A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
2. The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a combustion process.
3. An act of drinking.
4. The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
5. A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).
6. Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
7. The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.
8. A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing.
9. An unsent e-mail.
10. A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
11. An order for money to be paid; the document that states it: a cheque, note, bond, bill of exchange, money order, or IOU.
12. Conscription; the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
13. A person who has been drafted; a conscript or draftee.
14. A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
15. A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
16. A style of play in collectible card games, where players select from a shared pool of cards.
17. A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.
18. The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
19. The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack (stretched) condition.
20. The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.