predraft

English

Alternative forms

• pre-draft

Etymology

pre- +‎ draft

Adjective

predraft (not comparable)

1. (chiefly sports) Occurring before or in preparation for a draft.
   • 2007 April 25, Lee Jenkins, “For N.F.L. Draft, the Biggest (XXXXXXL) Sleeper”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Magid, who represents several professional football players, lobbied for Thomas to be included in a predraft all-star game called Texas vs. The Nation.

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

     Most cotton is sold as top, requiring only predrafting prior to spinning.

2. To prepare to write the draft of a document, by means of research, discussion, etc.
   • 2015, I. William Zartman, Arab Spring: Negotiating in the Shadow of the Intifadat, page 356:

     […] when predrafting the Berlin foreign minister's statement […]