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[ count ] cold air that comes into a room Can you shut the window? I can feel a draft.

the draft [ singular ] the system of making someone join the armed forces

He moved to Canada to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War.

draft2aw / draft / 5

( drafts , draft - ing , draft - ed )

to make a first or early copy of a piece of writing I'll draft a letter and show it to you before I send it.

to force someone to join the armed forces He was drafted into the army.

draft • y / ' drafti / adjective ( draft - i - er , draft - i - est )

a drafty room or building has cold air blowing through it a drafty old house

drag / drag / verb ( drags , drag - ging , dragged )

to pull something along the ground slowly, often because it is heavy

He couldn't lift the bag, so he dragged it out of the store.

If something drags , it seems to go slowly because it is not interesting

Time drags when you're waiting for a bus. drag • on / ' dragan / noun [count ]

a big, dangerous animal with fire in its mouth, which you only find in stories

drag • on • fly

/ dragan|flai / noun [ count ] ( plural

drag - on - flies )

an insect that often flies near water and that has four wings and a long, thin body

drain1 / drein / noun [ count ] a pipe that carries away dirty water from a building The drain is blocked.

go down the drain

( informal )

to be wasted

All our hard work has gone down the drain.

drain 2 / drein / verb ( drains , drain - ing , drained )

to flow away

The water drained away slowly.

to let liquid flow away from something, so that it

becomes dry

Drain and rinse the pasta.

to become dry because liquid is flowing away Leave the dishes to drain.

drain • pipe / ' dreinpaip/ noun [ count ] a pipe that takes water from the roof of a building to a drain 1 when it rains

dra • ma AVW! / ' drama / noun

[ count ] a story that you watch in the theater or on television, or listen to on the radio

a TV drama

[ noncount ] the study of plays and acting She went to drama school.

[ count, noncount ] an exciting thing that happens There was a big drama at school when one of the teachers fell in the swimming pool!

dra • mat • ic AwL / dra 'matik / adjective

sudden, great, or exciting

The finish of the race was very dramatic.

connected with plays or the theater a dramatic society

dra • mat • i • cal • lyAWB / dra 'matikli / adverb Prices went up dramatically.

dram • a • tist aw / ' dramatist / [count]

a person who writes plays

drank

form of drink 1

drapes / dreips / noun [ plural ]

long pieces of heavy material that you can move to cover a

window

velvet drapes

dras • tic / ' drastik / adjective

having a sudden, very strong effect We have made some drastic changes.

dras • tic • al • ly / ' drastikli / adverb

draw 1 Ф / dro / verb ( draws , draw ing , drew / dru / has drawn / dron / )

( art ) to make a picture with a pen or a pencil She drew a picture of a horse.

He has drawn a car. My sister draws well.

to pull or take something from a place I drew my chair up closer to the fire. He drew a knife from his pocket.

to pull something to make it move The carriage was drawn by two horses.

It's too bright in here, we'll have to draw the curtains (= close them ) .

( formal ) to move or come The train drew into the station.

to attract or interest someone The concert drew a large crowd.

draw back to move away from someone or something

He came close but she drew back.

draw up to come to a place and stop

A taxi drew up outside the house.

draw something up to write something

They drew up a list of people who they wanted to invite.

draw2 / dro / noun [ count ]