plural of draft / Archaic form of draughts (“the board game”).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draft

plural of drafting

(sports) Drafting a new rookie player to join a professional team.

(transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch. / To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing. / To write a law.

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled. / Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.

simple past tense and past participle of draft

(nautical) of a certain depth required to float (said of a vessel); used comparatively with shallow, deep, etc. / (US) conscripted

present participle of draft

The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft. / A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.