Draught - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dræft|
Brit.
|drɑːft|
noun
- a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg (syn: draft, potation, tipple)
- a large and hurried swallow (syn: draft, gulp, swig)
- a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) (syn: draft)
- the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) (syn: draft)
- a dose of liquid medicine (syn: draft)
- the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling (syn: draft, drawing)
- a large and hurried swallow (syn: draft, gulp, swig)
- a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) (syn: draft)
- the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) (syn: draft)
- a dose of liquid medicine (syn: draft)
- the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling (syn: draft, drawing)
verb
Extra examples
The new engine gives the knives an additional draught.
The boat brought usual draught of wood.
Full three thousand at but one draught he caught.
Can you close the window? I'm in a draught.
Mick took a long draught of lager.
A sudden draught blew the door shut.
We sell draught beer (=beer served from a large container, not a bottle).
Word forms
noun
singular: draught
plural: draughts
singular: draught
plural: draughts
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