draft in

verb

Drafting a new rookie player to join a professional team.

Meanings

verbdraft in (third-person singular simple present drafts in, present participle drafting in, simple past and past participle drafted in)

present singular third person drafts in · participle present drafting in · participle past drafted in · past drafted in

  1. hobbiesDrafting a new rookie player to join a professional team.

    Klopp was forced into a late reshuffle after a tearful Thiago Alcantara was injured in the warm-up, drafting in Naby Keita as a late replacement.

    2022 February 27, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
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APA

draft in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draft%20in

MLA

“draft in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draft%20in. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draft in,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draft%20in.

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