drafting
part of speech
noun (drafting — uncountable); verb form of draft (draft, drafts, drafted, drafting)
meaning for a pupil
1) Drafting is writing a first, rough version of a story, letter or plan that you will improve later. tree →
2) Drafting is making careful technical drawings, such as plans for buildings or machines. tree →
3) Drafting is choosing people for a team or, in some countries, calling people into the army. tree →
4) (sport) Drafting is riding or running close behind someone so the air pushes against them, not you. tree →
sense in the lessons
In English lessons the writing process is planning, drafting, editing and publishing. In design and technology drafting means drawing plans. In news, drafting players into teams. Phrases: drafting a letter, the drafting stage, drafting in.
examples
- We are drafting our stories today and will edit them tomorrow. tree →
- Drafting is messy, and that is fine. tree →
- Mum is drafting an email to the school. tree →
- The architect spent weeks drafting the plans. tree →
- The coach is drafting in two new players. tree →
- The cyclists saved energy by drafting behind each other. tree →
note
UK spelling «draught» is used for a cold wind and for the game draughts, but writing drafts are spelled «draft» in the UK too. A first draft is not the final copy; mistakes are expected.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «drafting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.