Pulling and Draft

noun

• The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you.
  • usage: "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
  • synonyms: pull

verb

• Cause to move by pulling.
  • usage: "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
  • synonyms: pull, draw, force
• Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.
  • usage: "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
  • synonyms: attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
• Move into a certain direction.
  • usage: "the car pulls to the right"
  • synonyms: pull
• Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion.
  • usage: "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"
  • synonyms: pull
• Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.
  • usage: "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
  • synonyms: perpetrate, commit, pull
• Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.
  • usage: "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
  • synonyms: draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out
• Steer into a certain direction.
  • usage: "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
  • synonyms: pull
• Strain abnormally.
  • usage: "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
  • synonyms: pull, overstretch
• Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense.
  • usage: "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
  • synonyms: pull, draw
• Operate when rowing a boat.
  • usage: "pull the oars"
  • synonyms: pull
• Rein in to keep from winning a race.
  • usage: "pull a horse"
  • synonyms: pull
• Tear or be torn violently.
  • usage: "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
  • synonyms: rend, rip, rive, pull
• Hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing.
  • usage: "pull the ball"
  • synonyms: pull
• Strip of feathers.
  • usage: "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
  • synonyms: pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
• Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.
  • usage: "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
  • synonyms: extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out
• Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.
  • usage: "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title"
  • synonyms: pull, root for
• Take away.
  • usage: "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
  • synonyms: pull

(p.pr.&vb.n.) of Pull.

noun

• A document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another.
  • synonyms: bill of exchange, order of payment
• A current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle.
  • synonyms: draught
• A preliminary sketch of a design or picture.
  • synonyms: rough drawing
• A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg.
  • usage: "they served beer on draft"
  • synonyms: draught, potation, tipple
• Any of the various versions in the development of a written work.
  • usage: "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the constitution"
  • synonyms: draft copy
• The depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded.
  • synonyms: draught
• A regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace.
• A dose of liquid medicine.
  • usage: "he took a sleeping draft"
  • synonyms: draught
• Compulsory military service.
  • synonyms: conscription, muster, selective service
• A large and hurried swallow.
  • usage: "he finished it at a single gulp"
  • synonyms: gulp, draught, swig
• The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling.
  • synonyms: draught, drawing

verb

• Draw up an outline or sketch for something.
  • usage: "draft a speech"
  • synonyms: outline
• Engage somebody to enter the army.
  • synonyms: enlist, muster in
• Make a blueprint of.
  • synonyms: blueprint, draught

• (v.t.) To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
• (v.t.) To draw the outline of; to delineate.
• (a.) Pertaining to or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.
• (v.t.) To draw from a military band or post or from any district, company or society; to detach; to select.
• (v.t.) To transfer by draft.
• (a.) Relating to or characterized by, a draft or current of air. Same as Draught.

(DoD) The conscription of qualified citizens in military service. See also active duty; Military Service.
(DoD) The depth of water that a vessel requires to float freely; the depth of a vessel from the water line to the keel. See also watercraft.

draft is a written order drawn by one party, called a drawer, that directs a second party (almost always a bank), called a drawee, to pay a sum of money to a third party, called the payee. For example, a check. Drafts are used with letters of credit. Drafts may be sight drafts, payable upon receipt, or time drafts, payable on some specified future date.