Compose vs. Draft — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Compose and Draft
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Compose
Write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry)
He composed the First Violin Sonata four years earlier
Draft
A current of air in an enclosed area.
Compose
(of elements) constitute or make up (a whole, or a specified part of it)
Christians compose 40 per cent of the state's population
The National Congress is composed of ten senators
Draft
A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.
Compose
Calm or settle (oneself or one's features or thoughts)
She tried to compose herself
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Draft
The act of pulling loads; traction.
Compose
Prepare (a text) for printing by manually, mechanically, or electronically setting up the letters and other characters in the order to be printed
In offices where close-set text was composed both men and women pieceworkers were normally employed
Draft
Something that is pulled or drawn; a load.
Compose
To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form
An exhibit composed of French paintings.
The many ethnic groups that compose our nation. See Usage Note at comprise.
Draft
A team of animals used to pull loads.
Compose
To make or create by putting together parts or elements.
Draft
(Nautical)The depth of a vessel's keel below the water line, especially when loaded
A river vessel of shallow draft.
Compose
To create or produce (a literary or musical piece).
Draft
A heavy demand on resources.
Compose
To make (oneself) calm or tranquil
Compose yourself and deal with the problems logically.
Draft
A written order directing the payment of money from an account or fund.
Compose
To settle or adjust; reconcile
They managed to compose their differences.
Draft
A gulp, swallow, or inhalation.
Compose
To arrange aesthetically or artistically.
Draft
The amount taken in by a single act of drinking or inhaling.
Compose
(Printing) To arrange or set (type or matter to be printed).
Draft
A measured portion; a dose.
Compose
To create a literary or musical piece.
Draft
The drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg.
Compose
(Printing) To set type.
Draft
An amount drawn
Ordered two drafts of ale.
Compose
(transitive) To make something by merging parts.
The editor composed a historical journal from many individual letters.
Draft
The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty
A candidate who did not pursue the nomination, but accepted a draft by the party convention.
Compose
(transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.
A church is composed of its members.
Draft
Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.
Compose
To comprise.
Draft
A body of people selected or conscripted.
Compose
To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
The orator composed his speech over the week prior.
Nine numbered symphonies, including the Fifth, were composed by Beethoven.
It's difficult to compose without absolute silence.
Draft
(Sports)A system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional teams.
Compose
To calm; to free from agitation.
Try to compose your thoughts.
The defendant couldn't compose herself and was found in contempt.
Draft
The act of drawing in a fishing net.
Compose
To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
Draft
The quantity of fish caught.
Compose
To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
Draft
Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture
A preliminary draft of a report.
The final draft of a paper.
Compose
To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.
Draft
A representation of something to be constructed.
Compose
To arrange (types) in a composing stick for printing; to typeset.
Draft
A narrow line chiseled on a stone to guide a stonecutter in leveling its surface.
Compose
To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.
Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of all pious affection.
Draft
A slight taper given a die to facilitate the removal of a casting.
Compose
To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute.
Their borrowed gold composedThe calf in Oreb.
A few useful things . . . compose their intellectual possessions.
Draft
An allowance made for loss in weight of merchandise.
Compose
To construct by mental labor; to design and execute, or put together, in a manner involving the adaptation of forms of expression to ideas, or to the laws of harmony or proportion; as, to compose a sentence, a sermon, a symphony, or a picture.
Let me composeSomething in verse as well as prose.
The genius that composed such works as the "Standard" and "Last Supper".
Draft
To select from a group for some usually compulsory service
Drafted into the army.
Compose
To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate.
In a peaceful grave my corpse compose.
How in safety best we mayCompose our present evils.
Draft
To select from a group for placement on a sports team.
Compose
To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet.
Compose thy mind;Nor frauds are here contrived, nor force designed.
Draft
To draw up a preliminary version of or plan for.
Compose
To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type).
Draft
To create by thinking and writing; compose
Draft a speech.
Compose
To come to terms.
Draft
To work as a drafter.
Compose
Form the substance of;
Greed and ambition composed his personality
Draft
To move, ride, or drive close behind a fast-moving object so as to take advantage of the slipstream, especially in a race.
Compose
Write music;
Beethoven composed nine symphonies
Draft
Suited for or used for drawing heavy loads
Oxen and other draft animals.
Compose
Produce a literary work;
She composed a poem
He wrote four novels
Draft
Drawn from a cask or tap
Draft beer.
Compose
Put together out of existing material;
Compile a list
Draft
(US spelling) A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
Compose
Calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet;
She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult
Draft
(US spelling) The draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
Compose
Draw up the plans or basic details for;
Frame a policy
Draft
(US spelling) An act of drinking.
Draft
(US spelling) The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
To drink at a draft
She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
Draft
(US spelling) A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).
Draft
(US spelling) Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
Draft
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.
Draft
An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
Draft
A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
Draft
A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
Draft
Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
He left the country to avoid the draft.
Draft
A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
Draft
A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
Draft
The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
Draft
The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
Draft
The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
Using oxen for draft
Shot forth an arrow with a mighty draft
Draft
The act of drawing in a net for fish.
Draft
That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
He cast his net, which brought him a very great draft.
Draft
A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.
Draft
(transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
Draft
To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
Draft
To write a law.
Draft
To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
He was drafted during the Vietnam War.
Draft
To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President.
They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
Draft
To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
The calves were drafted from the cows.
Draft
To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
Draft
(ambitransitive) To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
Draft
To draw out; to call forth.
Draft
To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
Draft
(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
Draft
Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
A Clydesdale is a draft horse.
Draft
The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught.
Everything available for draft burden.
Draft
A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large; also, the body of men thus drafted.
Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by drafts to serve for the year.
Draft
An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange.
I thought it most prudent to defer the drafts till advice was received of the progress of the loan.
Draft
An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of goods.
Draft
A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See Draught.
Draft
The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or completed. See Draught.
Draft
A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face.
Draft
The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone.
Draft
Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught.
Draft
A current of air. Same as Draught.
Draft
A quantity of liquid poured out for drinking; a dose.
Draft
The act of drawing a quantity of liquid from a large container; also, the quantity of liquid so drawn.
Draft
A device for regulating the flow of gases in a chimney, stovepipe, fireplace, etc.; as, to close the chimney draft. It is usually a flat plate of the same internal dimensions as the flue, which can be rotated to be parallel to or perpendicular to the current of gases.
Draft
Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft horse.
Draft
Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.
Draft
To draw the outline of; to delineate.
Draft
To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
Draft
To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select; especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a population to serve in the armed forces.
HotLips Houlihan: How did a degenerate person like him achieve such a position of responsibility in the army?Radar: He was drafted.
Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples.
Draft
To transfer by draft.
All her rents been drafted to London.
Draft
A document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
Draft
A current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
Draft
A preliminary sketch of a design or picture
Draft
A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
They served beer on draft
Draft
Preliminary version of a written work
Draft
The depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
Draft
A regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
Draft
A dose of liquid medicine;
He took a sleeping draft
Draft
Compulsory military service
Draft
A large and hurried swallow;
He finished it at a single gulp
Draft
The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
Draft
Draw up an outline or sketch for something;
Draft a speech
Draft
Engage somebody to enter the army
Draft
Make a blueprint of
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