drafting

/D R AE1 F T IH0 NG/

verb

1
To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
2
To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
3
To write a law.
4
To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
“He was drafted during the Vietnam War.”
5
To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
“There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President.”
6
To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
“The calves were drafted from the cows.”
7
To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
“After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.”
8
To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
9
To draw out; to call forth.
10
To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.

noun

1
The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
2
A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.
3
The practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following in a close line to reduce wind resistance.
4
A method of preparing fibers for weaving.

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