A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
The draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
An act of drinking.
A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
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.
Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).
A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
To draw out; to call forth.
To write a law.
To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
Flatus.
Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)
The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
The ability to breathe easily.
Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
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".
The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the Classical elements.
Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
A bird, the dotterel.
A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
To perceive or follow by scent.
To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.
To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
To travel in a way that is not straight.
To cover or surround with something coiled about.
To turn (a ship) around, end for end.
To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.