Drafted

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
simple past and past participle of draft form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1
of a certain depth required to float (said of a vessel); used comparatively with shallow, deep, etc.
"A johnboat is a shallow drafted boat favored by fishermen."
2
conscripted US
"I hope you get drafted / I hope you carry a gun / When you come back with no arms or legs / Then you can say war is fun / 'Cause you don't care / What happens to me / As long it don't happen to you / As the world becomes a bomb factory / Your attitude becomes smug / This just creates an atmosphere of war / A world without any love / You know, / I hope you get drafted / I hope you burn and die"

Synonyms

blueprint conscription enlist gulp swig swig

Example

"He had heard that war had started, but it didn't sink in for a long time until his father was drafted into the army."

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