[
  {
    "word": "draft",
    "phonetic": "/d\u0279\u00e6ft/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/d\u0279\u00e6ft/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/d\u0279\u00e6ft/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/draft-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1769380",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An act of drinking.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She took a deep draft from the bottle of water."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.)",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "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.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "His first drafts were better than most authors' final products."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A cheque, an order for money to be paid.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He left the country to avoid the draft."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(possibly obsolete) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "using oxen for draft \u00a0 shot forth an arrow with a mighty draft"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(possibly obsolete) The act of drawing in a net for fish.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(possibly obsolete) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "he cast his net, which brought him a very great draft"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "swig"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To write a law.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He was drafted during the Vietnam War."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The calves were drafted from the cows."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To draw out; to call forth.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A Clydesdale is a draft horse."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/draft"
    ]
  }
]