drafted

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of draft. Use this form when talking about something written or chosen earlier.

   She drafted a letter to her landlord last night.

   The team drafted three new players this year.

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2. 2
   adjectiveUS

   Made to join the armed forces by law instead of choosing to.

   Like being picked for a team you never tried out for and not being allowed to quit.

   The drafted men trained for six weeks before going overseas.

   Many drafted recruits had never fired a gun before.

   Oppositevoluntary

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3. 3
   adjective

   Needing a certain depth of water to float, used with words like shallow or deep to describe a boat.

   Like how a tall truck needs a tall bridge, a deep boat needs deep water.

   The shallow-drafted barge slipped over the river's sandbars with ease.

   A deep-drafted tanker cannot enter the smaller harbor.

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