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Lottery process to determine the order of the NBA draft
participate in a lottery process to determine the draft order in the NBA draft. The NBA draft lottery started in 1985. In the NBA draft, the teams obtain
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Annual sport event
the NHL draft lottery was introduced where only teams who had missed the playoffs could participate. The lottery winner moved up the draft order a maximum
NHL_entry_draft
U.S. conscription procedure during the Vietnam War
for the Draft Lottery". Associated Press. Stevens Point Daily Journal (Stevens Point, Wisconsin). p. 3. "Lottery Sets Up Order for 1970's Draft Calls:
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Topics referred to by the same term
Draft lottery can refer to: A draft lottery conducted to determine the order for the first selections in a sports draft NBA draft lottery, used in the
Draft_lottery
finish will be used to set the draft order for rounds two through 20. The Washington Nationals won the draft lottery and the first overall selection
2025 Major League Baseball draft
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postseason finish will be used to set the draft order for rounds two through 20. The Chicago White Sox won the draft lottery and the first overall selection. The
2026 Major League Baseball draft
2026_Major_League_Baseball_draft
Major League Baseball Draft
Draft Lottery and selected Travis Bazzana with the first pick. It was the first time that the Guardians had the first overall pick in the MLB Draft,
2024 Major League Baseball draft
2024_Major_League_Baseball_draft
Basketball player selection
Oden from Ohio State University was drafted first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers, who won the draft lottery. However, he missed the 2007–08 season
2007_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
the 2026 WNBA Draft Lottery would be held on November 23, 2025. The lottery decided the order of the first 5 picks in the 2026 WNBA draft and was televised
2026_WNBA_draft
79th edition of the NBA draft
The Mavericks won the draft lottery with only a 1.8% chance and previously winning a coin toss for a higher placement in draft total odds over the Chicago
2025_NBA_draft
Third edition of the PVL draft
draft. The four teams with the lowest weighted rankings entered the draft lottery to determine the order of selection for the first round. The draft lottery
2026 Premier Volleyball League draft
2026_Premier_Volleyball_League_draft
Basketball player selection
the 2016 WNBA draft. It was exclusively televised on ESPN in the United States and on TSN1/3/4 in Canada at 7:30 p.m. EDT. The lottery selection to determine
2024_WNBA_draft
Basketball player selection
delayed to November, with the event held via videoconferencing. The draft lottery was originally scheduled to take place on May 19, 2020, but due in part
2020_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
The 2005 NBA draft took place on June 28, 2005, in the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft, NBA teams took turns selecting
2005_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
the last year of what was, at the time, the most recent lottery system (with the NBA draft lottery being held in Chicago instead of in New York), the Phoenix
2018_NBA_draft
Major League Baseball draft
Baseball draft took place on July 9–11, 2023, in Seattle. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. For the first time, a draft lottery was
2023 Major League Baseball draft
2023_Major_League_Baseball_draft
National Basketball Association Draft
eligibility by withdrawing from the draft within 10 days after the end of the mid-May NBA draft combine. The NBA draft lottery is an annual event held by the
NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
The 1985 NBA draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA draft of the "lottery" era. It was also around this time where the league decreased
1985_NBA_draft
80th edition of the NBA draft
the last NBA draft lottery to utilize the 1,001 possible lottery results, with the upcoming 2027 NBA draft utilizing a new draft lottery system for not
2026_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
The Washington Wizards, who won the draft lottery on May 18, 2010, used their first overall draft pick to draft John Wall from the University of Kentucky
2010_NBA_draft
77th edition of the NBA draft
"NBA draft 2023: Key dates for draft, combine, lottery and deadlines". Rookie Wire. USA Today Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2023. "NBA Draft Lottery: Odds
2023_NBA_draft
2005 North American ice hockey draft
won in a lottery by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who selected Sidney Crosby. As of 2026, the remaining active players in the NHL from this draft are Sidney
2005_NHL_entry_draft
combination is ignored.) The lottery odds were based on combined records from the 2017 and 2018 WNBA seasons. The Aces won the Draft Lottery for the third year
2019_WNBA_draft
Basketball player selection
players. The draft lottery took place on May 19, 2015. The Minnesota Timberwolves won the draft lottery to earn the first overall pick in the draft. It marked
2015_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
player benefits and workplace policies. The lottery to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2025 draft took place on November 17, 2024. It was
2025_WNBA_draft
78th edition of the NBA draft
the main draft combine. The primary portion of the 2024 NBA Draft Combine was held from May 13–19 in Chicago, Illinois. The NBA draft lottery was held
2024_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
players. The draft lottery took place on May 7, 2014. The Cleveland Cavaliers won the draft lottery to earn the first overall pick in the draft; this is the
2014_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
selection, won the NBA draft lottery on May 22. The Bulls' winning of the lottery was the second-largest upset in NBA Draft Lottery history behind the Orlando
2008_NBA_draft
WWE's intra-brand draft
The 2005 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) draft lottery, the third WWE draft, took place over a four-week period from June 6–30. Every wrestler from
2005_WWE_Draft_Lottery
66th edition of the draft
won the NBA draft lottery on May 30. The Charlotte Bobcats and the Washington Wizards were second and third, respectively. This draft marked the first
2012_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
Raptors, who won the draft lottery. Bargnani became the second player without competitive experience in the United States to be drafted first overall, after
2006_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
players and other eligible players, including international players. The draft lottery took place during the playoffs on May 16, 2017. The 53–29 Boston Celtics
2017_NBA_draft
2023 North American ice hockey draft
used in previous years. Under the new system the odds of winning the draft lottery for the four lowest finishing teams in the league decreased, while the
2023_NHL_entry_draft
Meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players
number of lottery drawings before the 2021–22 season, this resulted in two lotteries being held instead of three, and since the 2022 draft lottery, the teams
2024_NHL_entry_draft
Draft of incoming WNBA players for the 2020 season
The 2020 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2020 WNBA season. A draft lottery was held on September 17, 2019 and the New York Liberty were awarded
2020_WNBA_draft
WWE's intra-brand draft
Entertainment (WWE) draft lottery, the second WWE draft, took place at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on March 22. The draft took place live for
2004_WWE_Draft_Lottery
Basketball player selection
their lottery pick belonged to the Dallas Wings at the time of the lottery. The Mystics won the lottery and had the first pick in the draft. This was
2022_WNBA_draft
Basketball player selection
presenting sponsor of the NBA draft for the eighth consecutive year. This draft was the first to feature a new weighted lottery system in which the three
2019_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
international players. The draft lottery took place during the playoffs, on May 17, 2016. This was the first time since the lottery system was introduced in
2016_NBA_draft
2020 North American ice hockey draft
placeholder team won the initial draft lottery, a second lottery took place on August 10. The second phase of the lottery gave all eight teams eliminated
2020_NHL_entry_draft
76th edition of the draft
portion of the 2022 NBA Draft Combine was held from May 18–20 in Chicago, Illinois. The NBA draft lottery was held on May 17. The draft is conducted under
2022_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
TSN3/5 in Canada at 7:00 p.m. EDT. The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2023 draft took place on November 11, 2022, and
2023_WNBA_draft
1948 short story by Shirley Jackson
"The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 26, 1948. The story describes a fictional small American
The_Lottery
2025 North American ice hockey draft
used in previous years. Under the new system the odds of winning the draft lottery for the four lowest finishing teams in the league decreased, while the
2025_NHL_entry_draft
To determine first-round draft order
The WNBA draft lottery is an annual event held since 2002 by the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), in which the teams who had missed the
WNBA_draft_lottery
Women's basketball event
The 2021 WNBA draft was the WNBA's draft for the 2021 WNBA season. A draft lottery was held on December 4, 2020, and the New York Liberty were awarded
2021_WNBA_draft
75th edition of the draft
especially those playing overseas, also decided to skip the Combine. The NBA draft lottery was held on June 22. It was also televised nationally on ESPN. Notes:
2021_NBA_draft
Major League Baseball draft
The new CBA instituted a draft lottery beginning with the 2023 MLB draft, with the first six picks being sorted via a lottery for the 18 teams that do
2022 Major League Baseball draft
2022_Major_League_Baseball_draft
Basketball player selection
the NBA draft lottery, but since they were an expansion team along with the Toronto Raptors, they were not allowed to select first in this draft. The team
1996_NBA_draft
Second edition of the PVL draft
order. PVL then commenced a tiebreaker lottery, where Farm Fresh got the greater chances in the draft lottery. Choco Mucho and Chery Tiggo had an equally
2025 Premier Volleyball League draft
2025_Premier_Volleyball_League_draft
Basketball player selection
State Farm was the presenting sponsor. The lottery took place on May 21, 2013. This was the first draft for New Orleans under their new Pelicans name
2013_NBA_draft
North American hockey team selection
number of lottery drawings before the 2021–22 season, this resulted in two lotteries being held instead of three and since the 2022 draft lottery, the teams
2026_NHL_entry_draft
Basketball player selection
first 14 picks in the draft belong to teams that missed the playoffs; the order will be determined through a lottery. The lottery will determine the three
2011_NBA_draft
Major League Baseball draft
lottery, with the Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins, and Seattle Mariners, to receive the six picks in Round B. The twelve competitive balance draft
2016 Major League Baseball draft
2016_Major_League_Baseball_draft
2011 North American ice hockey draft
entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 24, 1991, were also eligible to re-enter the draft. The draft lottery was held
2011_NHL_entry_draft
2022 North American ice hockey draft
number of lottery drawings before the 2021–22 season, this resulted in two lotteries being held for this draft. Beginning with this lottery and continuing
2022_NHL_entry_draft
Basketball player selection
the 2003 NBA draft. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who had a 22.50 percent probability of obtaining the first selection, won the NBA draft lottery on May 22,
2003_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
The Los Angeles Clippers, who won the draft lottery on May 19, 2009, used their first overall draft pick to draft Blake Griffin from the University of
2009_NBA_draft
Sports season
the 2026 draft lottery will be broadcast on Sunday, November 23, on ESPN. The Dallas Wings won the first overall pick in the draft lottery for the second
2026_WNBA_season
2015 North American ice hockey draft
used in previous years. Under the new system, the odds of winning the draft lottery for the four lowest finishing teams in the League decreased, while the
2015_NHL_entry_draft
2017 North American ice hockey draft
used in previous years. Under the new system the odds of winning the draft lottery for the four lowest finishing teams in the league decreased, while the
2017_NHL_entry_draft
Player selection process
ESPNU. The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on December 10, 2013. The draft lottery was televised
2014_WNBA_draft
2025 National Basketball Association trade
obtained the first overall pick from the NBA draft lottery (used to select Flagg) in the 2025 NBA draft, despite having just a 1.8% chance of obtaining
Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade
Luka_Dončić–Anthony_Davis_trade
WWF's intra-brand draft
(WWF) draft lottery, the initial WWF draft, took place at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania, on March 25. The first half of the draft was
2002_WWF_Draft_Lottery
Professional wrestling roster selection process
original draft, it was rebranded the following year to WWE Draft Lottery (2004–2005), then WWE Brand Extension Draft (2006), and then simply WWE Draft (2007–2011)
WWE_Draft
Basketball player selection
first pick in the 1993 NBA draft lottery. It was the second year in a row the Magic won the draft lottery. The Magic drafted Chris Webber with the number
1993_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
the NBA draft lottery, but since they were an expansion team along with the Toronto Raptors they were not allowed to select first in this draft. Although
1997_NBA_draft
the lottery was televised (during SportsCenter at 6:30 pm ET). Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2013 draft lottery, rounded
2013_WNBA_draft
National Hockey League selection of newly eligible players
draft lottery took place on June 2, 2021. After changing the number of lottery drawings earlier in the season, the first two picks overall in this draft were
2021_NHL_entry_draft
located in Midtown Manhattan. The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2018 Draft was set to take place on September
2018_WNBA_draft
2016 North American ice hockey draft
used in previous years. Under the new system the odds of winning the draft lottery for the four lowest finishing teams in the league decreased, while the
2016_NHL_entry_draft
American lawyer and NBA commissioner (born 1962)
the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft, which prompted widespread accusations that the NBA draft lottery was rigged in order to compensate the Mavericks
Adam_Silver
Inaugural edition of the PVL draft
the draft. The draft lottery determined the arrangement of the four lowest-ranked teams in selecting draft applicants in the first round. The lottery was
2024 Premier Volleyball League draft
2024_Premier_Volleyball_League_draft
weighted lottery for the 15 non-playoff teams, allowing the winners to move up to the top three selections. From 1995–2012 the winner of the draft lottery was
List of Edmonton Oilers draft picks
List_of_Edmonton_Oilers_draft_picks
2010 meeting of WNBA teams to select players
draft to re-assign players from the Sacramento Monarchs who folded at the end of 2009 WNBA season. Since the Monarchs folded after the draft lottery took
2010_WNBA_draft
The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2017 draft occurred on September 28, 2016. The winner of the lottery was the
2017_WNBA_draft
Basketball player selection
players had filed as early-entry candidates for the 2004 draft. On May 26, the NBA draft lottery was conducted for the teams that did not make the NBA playoffs
2004_NBA_draft
2018 North American ice hockey draft
used in previous years. Under the new system the odds of winning the draft lottery for the four lowest finishing teams in the league decreased, while the
2018_NHL_entry_draft
WNBA draft
the top three draft picks came from the same school. The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2016 draft occurred on September
2016_WNBA_draft
Process used to allocate certain players to sports teams
postseason draft, sometimes with a "lottery" factor in an attempt to discourage teams from tanking. Other types of drafts include the expansion draft, in which
Draft_(sports)
Basketball player selection
The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 228 players. This draft was the last to be held before the creation of the draft lottery in
1984_NBA_draft
All-time, the Canucks have had 15 top-five draft picks but have never drafted first overall or won the draft lottery, although they did trade for the first
List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks
List_of_Vancouver_Canucks_draft_picks
Player selection process
ever entered the WNBA draft, and only one of these did so before her fourth college season (Kelsey Bone in 2012). The lottery selection to determine
2015_WNBA_draft
2012 North American ice hockey draft
also eligible to re-enter the draft. The NHL draft lottery enables a team to move up to four spots ahead in the draft. Thus, only the bottom five teams
2012_NHL_entry_draft
Annual draft of volleyball players
initial list of applicants. Draft lottery day for the four worst-performing teams of the recent conference. Mandatory PVL rookie draft combine. A two-day event
Premier Volleyball League draft
Premier_Volleyball_League_draft
Annual draft of Basketball players
separate round from the draft proper. Before 2015, a draft lottery determined which team gets the first overall draft pick. The lottery involved the two teams
Philippine Basketball Association draft
Philippine_Basketball_Association_draft
Basketball player selection
but the Houston Rockets, with just an 8.9% probability, won the NBA draft lottery on May 19. The Bulls and Warriors were second and third, respectively
2002_NBA_draft
Professional wrestling roster division in WWE
of each brand draft "superstars" (terminology used by the company to refer to its contracted personnel) onto each brand in a draft lottery. After WWE bought
WWE_brand_extension
by a team during the league's annual draft. The first pick is awarded to the team that wins the NBA draft lottery; in most cases, that team had a losing
List of first overall NBA draft picks
List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks
lottery for the 15 non-playoff teams, allowing the winners to move up to the top three selections. From 1995 to 2012 the winner of the draft lottery was
List of Calgary Flames draft picks
List_of_Calgary_Flames_draft_picks
1995 North American ice hockey draft
set partially by a lottery system whereby teams would not be guaranteed first pick if they finished last. Instead, a draft lottery was instituted in which
1995_NHL_entry_draft
2024–25 NBA season by team
for greater lottery draft odds at the #11 pick in the 2025 NBA draft; that selection would later rise up to become the #1 pick of that draft, with the Dallas
2024–25_Chicago_Bulls_season
Basketball player selection
were not able to win the NBA draft lottery; as they were expansion teams, they were not allowed to select first in this draft. The Mavericks, despite having
1998_NBA_draft
Basketball player selection
Vancouver Grizzlies and the Toronto Raptors were not able to win the NBA draft lottery, due to pre-negotiated rules. This was extended into the 1997–1998 season
1995_NBA_draft
WWE's intra-brand draft
television ratings. The 2007 WWE draft was the first official draft lottery to take place in WWE since the 2005 WWE draft lottery. During the program, representatives
2007_WWE_Draft
2019 North American ice hockey draft
used in previous years. Under the new system the odds of winning the draft lottery for the four lowest finishing teams in the league decreased, while the
2019_NHL_entry_draft
2013 North American ice hockey draft
winning the first overall selection. The Colorado Avalanche won the 2013 draft lottery that took place on April 29, 2013, thus moving them up from the second
2013_NHL_entry_draft
2011 meeting of WNBA teams to select players
were shown on NBA TV and ESPNU. The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2011 draft occurred on November 2, 2010. The Minnesota
2011_WNBA_draft
NBA professional basketball team season
with the third-worst record in 2022–23, the Spurs won the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, selecting French center Victor Wembanyama as their third #1 pick in
2023–24 San Antonio Spurs season
2023–24_San_Antonio_Spurs_season
Player selection draft
the same odds in the draft lottery as the third–lowest finishing team from the 2016–17 NHL season for the 2017 NHL entry draft; after their first season
2017_NHL_expansion_draft
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Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Raft; Heaven
Biblical
brother of craft, or of protection
Surname or Lastname
English
English : most probably a habitational name, either from a variant spelling of Wortley, or alternatively from places in Essex and Somerset called Warley, named in Old English with wær, wer ‘weir’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’, or from Warley in the West Midlands, which is named with Old English weorf ‘draft oxen’ + lēah.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Croft.Americanized spelling of Kraft.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Raft, Boat, Compelent person, The ocean
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places called Worsley, in Lancashire and Worcestershire. The former, which appears to be the main source of the surname, is probably named from the genitive case of an Old English personal name of uncertain form (probably with a first element weorc ‘work’, ‘fortification’) + Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. The first element of the latter is probably from the genitive case of Old English weorf ‘draft cattle’ (a collective noun).
Boy/Male
Biblical
Brother of craft or of protection.
Boy/Male
French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil, Telugu
Raft; Heaven; The Saviour of All
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
A Raft; Boat; The Ocean; Goddess Durga
Surname or Lastname
English (Huntingdon)
English (Huntingdon) : unexplained. Probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place named with the Middle English personal name Hutch + craft ‘mill’ or croft ‘paddock’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by an arable enclosure, normally adjoining a house, Middle English croft. There are several places in England named with this word (Old English croft), and the surname may equally be a habitational name from any of them.Possibly an Americanized spelling of Kraft.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Raft; Boat; A Competent Person; The Ocean
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a croft to the north of the main settlement, from Middle English north ‘north’ + croft ‘enclosure’, ‘small enclosed field’, or a habitational name from a place named with these elements, as for example Northcroft in Cheshire. The dialect spelling craft seems to belong to southern and western counties.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Raft, Heaven
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. There is a river Cray in Kent, named with Old Welsh crei ‘fresh’; craft may be Old English cræft ‘mill’.John Craycroft came to MD in 1666 from Lincolnshire, England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a meek person, from Middle English daffte ‘mild’, ‘gentle’, ‘meek’ (Old English gedæfte). It was not until the 15th century, toward the end of the main period of surname formation in England, that the word came to mean ‘stupid’, ‘silly’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Raft, Heaven
Boy/Male
Tamil
Raft, Boat, Compelent person, The ocean
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
With a Fine Shape; Raft; Ocean
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner, or an occupational name for someone who was master of his craft or a schoolmaster, from Middle English maister (Old French maistre, Latin magister). In early instances this surname was often borne by people who were franklins or other substantial freeholders, presumably because they had laborers under them to work their lands. In Scotland Master was the title given to administrators of medieval hospitals, as well as being born by the eldest sons of barons; thus, the surname may also have been acquired as a metonymic occupational name by someone in the service of such.Either a dialect form or an Americanized form of German Meister.Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city) : Parsi occupational name for someone who was a master of his craft, from the English word master.
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire, named in Old English with the personal name Hod + dūn ‘hill’.The earliest known bearer of this name is Norman de Hoddesdon, recorded in 1165–66. The surname was taken to America by Nicholas Hodsdon in about 1628, from whom probably all current U.S. bearers of the name are descended.
Female
English
Elaborated feminine form of English unisex Jade, JAYDE means "jade."
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada
Fireworks
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Feelings
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Obtains Triumph
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pavanika | பவாநீகா
Boy/Male
Tamil
Rising Sun
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Listen; name of God.
Boy/Male
Hindu
An idol, All auspicious Lord, Lord Vishnu, Statue
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish, German, Turkish
Hoarfrost; Dew; Dew Drop
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a.
Stupid; foolish; idiotic; also, delirious; insane; as, he has gone daft.
v. t.
To draft or draw anew.
a.
That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud.
n.
A second draft or copy.
n.
A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
n.
The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see Draft, n., 2)
v. t.
To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.
n.
Those engaged in any trade, taken collectively; a guild; as, the craft of ironmongers.
v. t.
To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
n.
See Draft.
n.
See Draft, n., 7.
n.
To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
v. t.
To transfer by draft.
v. i.
To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of water or air; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted ashore; the balloon drifts slowly east.
a.
Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.
v. t.
To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Draft
n.
A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., esp. by wind or water; as, a drift of snow, of ice, of sand, and the like.
imp. & p. p.
of Draft
v. i.
to make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.