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Draft vs. Wind: Know the Difference

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By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 25, 2023
A draft is a light, gentle flow of air often experienced in confined spaces, while wind is a natural movement of air in the Earth's atmosphere, varying in strength.
Draft vs. Wind

Key Differences

A draft typically refers to a slight and often cool breeze that moves through a confined space, such as a room or a building. Wind, in contrast, is a broader term for the natural movement of air outdoors, which can range from a light breeze to a powerful gale.
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Drafts are often localized and can be caused by the difference in air pressure inside and outside a building. Wind, however, is a meteorological phenomenon caused by atmospheric conditions and can cover vast areas.
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The experience of a draft is usually confined to enclosed or semi-enclosed areas and is often associated with discomfort, such as a chilly breeze in a room. Wind is experienced in open areas and can have various effects, from cooling to destructive, depending on its intensity.
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Drafts can be controlled or minimized in indoor environments, for example, by sealing windows and doors. Wind, being a natural and dynamic component of weather, is beyond human control and plays a significant role in climatic and environmental conditions.
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In terms of usage, "draft" often has a neutral or negative connotation, especially when it causes discomfort indoors. "Wind," however, can have both positive and negative connotations, depending on context and strength.
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Comparison Chart

Definition

Gentle flow of air in a confined space
Natural movement of air in the atmosphere
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Cause

Differences in indoor and outdoor air pressure
Atmospheric conditions, weather systems
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Area of Effect

Localized, often indoors
Broad, outdoors, over large areas
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Control

Can be minimized or controlled indoors
Beyond human control, a natural phenomenon
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Connotation

Often neutral or negative
Varies from positive to negative
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Draft and Wind Definitions

Draft

A light flow of air in an enclosed space.
There was a cold draft coming from the window.
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Wind

A natural outdoor breeze of varying strength.
A gentle wind cooled the air on the summer evening.
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Draft

A gentle movement of air inside a room.
He felt a draft every time someone opened the door.
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Wind

Meteorological phenomenon causing air flow.
The weather report warned of high winds tonight.
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Draft

A cool breeze in a closed environment.
The draft in the old house was noticeable in winter.
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Wind

A force of nature that can vary from a breeze to a gale.
The sailors prepared for the upcoming strong wind.
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Draft

A current of air in an enclosed area.
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Wind

Moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground.
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Draft

A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.
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Wind

A movement of air generated artificially, as by bellows or a fan.
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Draft

The act of pulling loads; traction.
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Wind

The direction from which a movement of air comes
The wind is north-northwest.
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Draft

Something that is pulled or drawn; a load.
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Wind

A movement of air coming from one of the four cardinal points of the compass
The four winds.
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Draft

A team of animals used to pull loads.
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Wind

Moving air carrying sound, an odor, or a scent.
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Draft

(Nautical)The depth of a vessel's keel below the water line, especially when loaded
A river vessel of shallow draft.
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Wind

Breath, especially normal or adequate breathing; respiration
Had the wind knocked out of them.
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Draft

A heavy demand on resources.
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Wind

Gas produced in the stomach or intestines during digestion; flatulence.
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Draft

A written order directing the payment of money from an account or fund.
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Wind

The brass and woodwinds sections of a band or orchestra.
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Draft

A gulp, swallow, or inhalation.
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Wind

Wind instruments or their players considered as a group.
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Draft

The amount taken in by a single act of drinking or inhaling.
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Wind

Woodwinds.
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Draft

A measured portion; a dose.
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Wind

Something that disrupts or destroys
The winds of war.
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Draft

The drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg.
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Wind

A tendency; a trend
The winds of change.
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Draft

An amount drawn
Ordered two drafts of ale.
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Wind

Information, especially of something concealed; intimation
Trouble will ensue if wind of this scandal gets out.
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Draft

The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty
A candidate who did not pursue the nomination, but accepted a draft by the party convention.
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Wind

Speech or writing empty of meaning; verbiage
His remarks on the subject are nothing but wind.
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Draft

Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.
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Wind

Vain self-importance; pomposity
An expert who was full of wind even before becoming famous.
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Draft

A body of people selected or conscripted.
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Wind

The act of winding.
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Draft

(Sports)A system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional teams.
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Wind

A single turn, twist, or curve.
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Draft

The act of drawing in a fishing net.
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Wind

To expose to free movement of air; ventilate or dry.
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Draft

The quantity of fish caught.
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Wind

To detect the smell of; catch a scent of.
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Draft

Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture
A preliminary draft of a report.
The final draft of a paper.
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Wind

To pursue by following a scent.
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Draft

A representation of something to be constructed.
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Wind

To cause to be out of or short of breath.
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Draft

A narrow line chiseled on a stone to guide a stonecutter in leveling its surface.
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Wind

To afford a recovery of breath
Stopped to wind and water the horses.
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Draft

A slight taper given a die to facilitate the removal of a casting.
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Wind

To wrap (something) around a center or another object once or repeatedly
Wind string around a spool.
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Draft

An allowance made for loss in weight of merchandise.
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Wind

To wrap or encircle (an object) in a series of coils; entwine
Wound her injured leg with a bandage.
Wound the waist of the gown with lace and ribbons.
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Draft

To select from a group for some usually compulsory service
Drafted into the army.
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Wind

To go along (a curving or twisting course)
Wind a path through the mountains.
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Draft

To select from a group for placement on a sports team.
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Wind

To proceed on (one's way) with a curving or twisting course.
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Draft

To draw up a preliminary version of or plan for.
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Wind

To introduce in a disguised or devious manner; insinuate
He wound a plea for money into his letter.
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Draft

To create by thinking and writing; compose
Draft a speech.
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Wind

To turn (a crank, for example) in a series of circular motions.
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Draft

To work as a drafter.
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Wind

To coil the spring of (a mechanism) by turning a stem or cord, for example
Wind a watch.
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Draft

To move, ride, or drive close behind a fast-moving object so as to take advantage of the slipstream, especially in a race.
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Wind

To coil (thread, for example), as onto a spool or into a ball.
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Draft

Suited for or used for drawing heavy loads
Oxen and other draft animals.
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Wind

To remove or unwind (thread, for example), as from a spool
Wound the line off the reel.
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Draft

Drawn from a cask or tap
Draft beer.
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Wind

To lift or haul by means of a windlass or winch
Wind the pail to the top of the well.
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Draft

(US spelling) A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
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Wind

To move in or have a curving or twisting course
A river winding through a valley.
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Draft

(US spelling) The draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
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Wind

To move in or have a spiral or circular course
A column of smoke winding into the sky.
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Draft

(US spelling) An act of drinking.
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Wind

To be coiled or spiraled
The vine wound about the trellis.
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Draft

(US spelling) The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
To drink at a draft
She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
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Wind

To be twisted or whorled into curved forms.
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Draft

(US spelling) A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).
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Wind

To proceed misleadingly or insidiously in discourse or conduct.
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Draft

(US spelling) Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
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Wind

To become wound
A clock that winds with difficulty.
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Draft

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.
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Wind

To blow (a wind instrument).
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Draft

An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
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Wind

To sound by blowing.
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Draft

A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
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Wind

Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship.
As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack.
The winds in Chicago are fierce.
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Draft

A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
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Wind

Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
The wind of a cannon ball;
The wind of a bellows
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Draft

Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
He left the country to avoid the draft.
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Wind

The ability to breathe easily.
After the second lap he was already out of wind.
The fall knocked the wind out of him.
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Draft

A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
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Wind

News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)
Steve caught wind of Martha's dalliance with his best friend.
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Draft

A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
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Wind

One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the Classical elements.
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Draft

The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
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Wind

Flatus.
Eww. Someone just passed wind.
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Draft

The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
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Wind

Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
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Draft

The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
Using oxen for draft
Shot forth an arrow with a mighty draft
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Wind

(music) The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
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Draft

The act of drawing in a net for fish.
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Wind

A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".
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Draft

That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
He cast his net, which brought him a very great draft.
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Wind

Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
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Draft

A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.
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Wind

A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
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Draft

(transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
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Wind

Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
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Draft

To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
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Wind

A bird, the dotterel.
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Draft

To write a law.
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Wind

The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
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Draft

To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
He was drafted during the Vietnam War.
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Wind

The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
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Draft

To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President.
They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
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Wind

(transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
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Draft

To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
The calves were drafted from the cows.
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Wind

(transitive) To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
The boxer was winded during round two.
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Draft

To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
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Wind

To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
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Draft

(ambitransitive) To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
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Wind

To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
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Draft

To draw out; to call forth.
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Wind

(transitive) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
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Draft

To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
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Wind

(transitive) To perceive or follow by scent.
The hounds winded the game.
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Draft

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
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Wind

(transitive) To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
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Draft

Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
A Clydesdale is a draft horse.
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Wind

(transitive) To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
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Draft

The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught.
Everything available for draft burden.
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Wind

(transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
To wind thread on a spool or into a ball
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Draft

A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large; also, the body of men thus drafted.
Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by drafts to serve for the year.
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Wind

(transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.
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Draft

An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange.
I thought it most prudent to defer the drafts till advice was received of the progress of the loan.
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Wind

(transitive) To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
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Draft

An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of goods.
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Wind

(intransitive) To travel in a way that is not straight.
Vines wind round a pole.
The river winds through the plain.
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Draft

A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See Draught.
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Wind

(transitive) To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
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Draft

The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or completed. See Draught.
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Wind

(transitive) To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
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Draft

A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face.
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Wind

(transitive) To cover or surround with something coiled about.
To wind a rope with twine
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Draft

The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone.
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Wind

(transitive) To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.
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Draft

Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught.
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Wind

To turn (a ship) around, end for end.
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Draft

A current of air. Same as Draught.
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Wind

To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe; as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball.
Whether to windThe woodbine round this arbor.
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Draft

A quantity of liquid poured out for drinking; a dose.
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Wind

To entwist; to infold; to encircle.
Sleep, and I will wind thee in arms.
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Draft

The act of drawing a quantity of liquid from a large container; also, the quantity of liquid so drawn.
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Wind

To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
In his terms so he would him wind.
Gifts blind the wise, and bribes do pleaseAnd wind all other witnesses.
Were our legislature vested in the prince, he might wind and turn our constitution at his pleasure.
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Draft

A device for regulating the flow of gases in a chimney, stovepipe, fireplace, etc.; as, to close the chimney draft. It is usually a flat plate of the same internal dimensions as the flue, which can be rotated to be parallel to or perpendicular to the current of gases.
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Wind

To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
You have contrived . . . to windYourself into a power tyrannical.
Little arts and dexterities they have to wind in such things into discourse.
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Draft

Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft horse.
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Wind

To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine.
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Draft

Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.
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Wind

To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole.
So swift your judgments turn and wind.
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Draft

To draw the outline of; to delineate.
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Wind

To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.
And where the valley winded out below,The murmuring main was heard, and scarcely heard, to flow.
He therefore turned him to the steep and rocky path which . . . winded through the thickets of wild boxwood and other low aromatic shrubs.
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Draft

To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
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Wind

To go to the one side or the other; to move this way and that; to double on one's course; as, a hare pursued turns and winds.
The lowing herd wind lowly o'er the lea.
To wind out, to extricate one's self; to escape.Long struggling underneath are they could windOut of such prison.
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Draft

To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select; especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a population to serve in the armed forces.
HotLips Houlihan: How did a degenerate person like him achieve such a position of responsibility in the army?Radar: He was drafted.
Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples.
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Wind

To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
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Draft

To transfer by draft.
All her rents been drafted to London.
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Wind

To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game.
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Draft

A document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
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Wind

To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath.
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Draft

A current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
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Wind

To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes.
Ye vigorous swains, while youth ferments your blood, . . . Wind the shrill horn.
That blast was winded by the king.
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Draft

A preliminary sketch of a design or picture
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Wind

The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.
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Draft

A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
They served beer on draft
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Wind

Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a current of air.
Except wind stands as never it stood,It is an ill wind that turns none to good.
Winds were soft, and woods were green.
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Draft

Preliminary version of a written work
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Wind

Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.
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Draft

The depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
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Wind

Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
Their instruments were various in their kind,Some for the bow, and some for breathing wind.
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Draft

A regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
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Wind

Power of respiration; breath.
If my wind were but long enough to say my prayers, I would repent.
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Draft

A dose of liquid medicine;
He took a sleeping draft
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Wind

Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind.
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Draft

Compulsory military service
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Wind

Air impregnated with an odor or scent.
A pack of dogfish had him in the wind.
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Draft

A large and hurried swallow;
He finished it at a single gulp
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Wind

A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the four winds.
Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain.
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Draft

The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
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Wind

A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
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Draft

Draw up an outline or sketch for something;
Draft a speech
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Wind

Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
Nor think thou with windOf airy threats to awe.
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Draft

Engage somebody to enter the army
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Wind

The dotterel.
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Draft

Make a blueprint of
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Wind

The region of the pit of the stomach, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury; the mark.
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Draft

A slight breeze felt indoors.
The draft in the hallway made the candles flicker.
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Wind

Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure;
Trees bent under the fierce winds
When there is no wind, row
The radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
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Draft

An unintended flow of air causing discomfort.
She sealed the door to stop the draft.
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Wind

A tendency or force that influences events;
The winds of change
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Wind

Breath;
The collision knocked the wind out of him
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Wind

Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk;
That's a lot of wind
Don't give me any of that jazz
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Wind

An indication of potential opportunity;
He got a tip on the stock market
A good lead for a job
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Wind

A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
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Wind

A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
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Wind

The act of winding or twisting;
He put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
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Wind

To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;
The river winds through the hills
The path meanders through the vineyards
Sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
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Wind

Extend in curves and turns;
The road winds around the lake
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Wind

Wrap or coil around;
Roll your hair around your finger
Twine the thread around the spool
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Wind

Catch the scent of; get wind of;
The dog nosed out the drugs
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Wind

Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem;
Wind your watch
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Wind

Form into a wreath
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Wind

Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help;
Hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
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Wind

Air movement in the Earth's atmosphere.
The wind was strong enough to sway the trees.
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Wind

Movement of air that can affect weather and environment.
The wind carried the scent of rain.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries

Do drafts occur outdoors?

They are primarily an indoor phenomenon due to air flow in confined spaces.
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Can you stop a draft?

Yes, by sealing gaps in windows or doors, for instance.
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Is wind always noticeable?

It can range from barely perceptible to extremely forceful.
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Is a draft the same as ventilation?

Not exactly; drafts are often unintended, while ventilation is deliberate.
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Can wind be harmful?

Yes, especially at high speeds, it can cause damage.
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Can wind influence ocean currents?

Yes, winds play a significant role in shaping ocean currents.
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Does wind play a role in weather?

Yes, it's a crucial factor in weather patterns and systems.
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Is a draft always cold?

Often, but not necessarily; it's more about the movement of air.
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Are drafts a problem in older buildings?

Often, as older buildings may have more gaps allowing air flow.
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Can wind generate power?

Yes, wind turbines convert wind energy into electricity.
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Can drafts cause health issues?

In some cases, they can exacerbate respiratory conditions.
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Are drafts harmful?

They can be uncomfortable but are generally not harmful.
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Can you measure a draft?

It's difficult to measure precisely due to its subtle nature.
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How is wind speed measured?

Using anemometers, which measure the speed of wind.
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Do winds affect flight patterns?

Yes, wind conditions are a major consideration in aviation.
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Can drafts be used positively?

Yes, in some cases, for natural cooling or air circulation.
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Are strong winds a weather hazard?

Yes, especially during storms or hurricanes.
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Do drafts affect heating bills?

Yes, they can make heating less efficient, increasing bills.
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Is wind a renewable energy source?

Yes, it's a sustainable and renewable source of energy.
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Does wind erosion shape landscapes?

Yes, wind can significantly alter landscapes over time.
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