Senses relating to a current or flow or an amount which flows: • A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle. • The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a combustion process. • An act of drinking. • The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow. • A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.). • Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can. • The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel. • (Preliminary) written work: • A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing. • An unsent e-mail. • A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan. • An order for money to be paid; the document that states it: a cheque, note, bond, bill of exchange, money order, or IOU. • Senses relating to conscription or selection from a pool: • Conscription; the system of forcing people to serve in the military. • A person who has been drafted; a conscript or draftee. • A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position. • A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams. • A style of play in collectible card games, where players select from a shared pool of cards. • A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population. • The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould. • Senses relating to pulling: • The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack (stretched) condition. • The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back. • The act of drawing in a net for fish. • That which is drawn in; a catch; a haul. • A valley, or the stream that flows through it: • A small stream or tributary. • A ravine or narrow valley, especially one through which a stream (at least intermittently) flows.