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to draft

to draft

96 5.3
To require someone to join the army
  • verb
  • /dræft/
  • US
translation icon : reclutar
  • Several of our group were drafted, including the intriguingly aloof artist.
  • drafted into the military
  • draft soldiers
  • draft men

It was about, I might get drafted and I might die, right?

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Examples

  • Close to the time of their arrival, Raphael was supposed to be drafted into the army.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • They are drafted to serve just as men are in the army.

    Hitler's Children (1943)

  • So probably it makes sense just if you get drafted just to go.

    Rich Roll

  • Well, my generation grew up knowing that we would be almost certainly drafted after we left college.

  • So we were drafted in by the army to secure certain areas, which we did.

    The Zombie Diaries 2 (2011)

  • His training changed when my father was drafted for the Vietnam War just before I was born.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • I asked if anyone in the room was subject to being drafted into mandatory military service in Korea.

    Academic text (2000)

  • I've been keeping up with the news recently and apparently we're all getting drafted for war.

    Saving Grace

  • In Part I, I briefly described President Madison's proposal to draft soldiers for the War of 1812.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Many young men feared they would be drafted during the Vietnam War.

Synonyms

to call up
vsto draft
  • Specialized
29 4.4

To order someone to start military service

selects or orders civilians to join, especially in national emergency
to conscript
vsto draft
9 7.2

To force someone to join the army by law

orders or selects people to serve, not always by law but often in war

Antonyms

to enlist
72 4.2

To join an organization like the army or persuade someone else to join

Compounds

draft dodger
  • US
9 7.8

A person who avoids military service illegally

draft board
  • Archaic
4 7.1

A local group that chooses people for required military service

draft beer
  • US
3 2.5

Beer served from a keg through a tap instead of from a bottle or can

draft horse
  • US
1 3.8

A large strong horse that pulls heavy loads like a cart or plow

bank draft
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A written order from a bank to pay a person or company

draft animal
  • US
1 3.9

An animal like a horse or ox that pulls heavy loads on a farm

draft copy
1 3.4

A first written version that will be changed before the final one

banker's draft
  • UK
1 5.7

A cheque that a bank promises to pay to the person named

sight draft
  • Formal
1 8.9

A written bill that is paid at once when shown to the person who must pay

draft evader
  • US
1 8.8

A person who illegally avoids being sent to serve in the army

shallow-draft
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A boat with a bottom that does not go deep so it can move in shallow water

foreign draft
  • Specialized
7.5

A bank document used to pay money in another country

time draft
  • Specialized
8.9

A written order to pay money on a set future date

How Compulsory

to draft
  • US
96 5.3
to enlist
72 4.2

Surface Forms

draft infinitive
drafted past
drafted past participle
drafting present participle
drafts third person singular

Etymology

The verb draft comes from draw 'to choose by drawing' names, so to draft someone is to pick them for the army or for service.