"predraft" meaning in English

See predraft in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From pre- + draft. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|draft}} pre- + draft Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} predraft (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly sports) Occurring before or in preparation for a draft. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-predraft-en-adj-7ICx10vb Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pre-draft

Verb

Forms: predrafts [present, singular, third-person], predrafting [participle, present], predrafted [participle, past], predrafted [past]
Etymology: From pre- + draft. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|draft}} pre- + draft Head templates: {{en-verb}} predraft (third-person singular simple present predrafts, present participle predrafting, simple past and past participle predrafted)
  1. (textiles) To pull fibers slightly out of the top or roving prior to spinning. Categories (topical): Textiles
    Sense id: en-predraft-en-verb-DblSj19t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 61 18 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 22 54 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 67 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 71 10 Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
  2. To prepare to write the draft of a document, by means of research, discussion, etc.
    Sense id: en-predraft-en-verb-abnJtCwA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pre-draft

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2014, W. J. Johnson, Yarn Works: How to Spin, Dye, and Knit Your Own Yarn, page 32:",
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