Definitions of draught [æft, drɑft]

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Definition of 'draught'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) draught
Chiefly Brit.

Definition of 'draught'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) draft, draught, potation, tipple
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
"they served beer on draft"

2. (noun) gulp, draft, draught, swig
a large and hurried swallow
"he finished it at a single gulp"

3. (noun) draft, draught
a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)

4. (noun) draft, draught
the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)

5. (noun) draft, draught
a dose of liquid medicine
"he took a sleeping draft"

6. (verb) draft, draught, drawing
the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

7. (verb) blueprint, draft, draught
make a blueprint of

Definition of 'draught'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) draught
draft

Definition of 'draught'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) draught
used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks

2. (adj) draught
relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air

3. (adj) draught
used in making drawings; as, draught compasses

4. (adj) draught
drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale, cider, and the like

5. (noun) draught
the act of drawing or pulling

6. (noun) draught
the act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like

7. (noun) draught
the drawing of a bowstring

8. (noun) draught
act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish

9. (noun) draught
the act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat; the act of drinking

10. (noun) draught
a sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy

11. (noun) draught
the act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see Draft, n., 2)

12. (noun) draught
the act of drawing up, marking out, or delineating; representation

13. (noun) draught
that which is drawn

14. (noun) draught
that which is taken by sweeping with a net

15. (noun) draught
the force drawn; a detachment; -- in this sense usually written draft

16. (noun) draught
the quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or potation

17. (noun) draught
a sketch, outline, or representation, whether written, designed, or drawn; a delineation

18. (noun) draught
an order for the payment of money; -- in this sense almost always written draft

19. (noun) draught
a current of air moving through an inclosed place, as through a room or up a chimney

20. (noun) draught
that which draws

21. (noun) draught
a team of oxen or horses

22. (noun) draught
a sink or drain; a privy

23. (noun) draught
a mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply draughts to the feet

24. (noun) draught
capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw; traction

25. (noun) draught
the depth of water necessary to float a ship, or the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden; as, a ship of twelve feet draught

26. (noun) draught
an allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See Draft, 4

27. (noun) draught
a move, as at chess or checkers

28. (noun) draught
the bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold

29. (noun) draught
see Draft, n., 7

30. (verb) draught
to draw out; to call forth. See Draft

31. (verb) draught
to diminish or exhaust by drawing

32. (verb) draught
to draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing

Translation of 'draught'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!
Afrikaans: trek	Arabic: تَيّار هَواء	Bulgarian: течение
Brazilian: corrente de ar	Czech: tah; průvan	German: der Zug
Danish: træk	Greek: ρεύμα	Spanish: corriente de aire
Estonian: tuuletõmbus	Farsi: جریان هوا؛ کوران	Finnish: veto
French: tirage, courant d'air	Hebrew: רוּח פְּרָצִים	Hindi: हवा का झोंका
Croatian: propuh, promaja	Indonesian: gerakan udara	Icelandic: súgur, trekkur
Italian: tiraggio; corrente d'aria	Japanese: すきま風	Korean: 외풍, 통풍
Lithuanian: traukimas, skersvėjis	Latvian: caurvējš	Malay: grakan udara
Dutch: tocht	Norwegian: (gjennom)trekk	Polish: przeciąg
Persian: جریان هوا؛ کوران	Pashto: د هوا جريان	Portuguese: corrente de ar
Russian: тяга; сквозняк	Slovak: ťah; prievan	Slovenian: vleka; prepih
Serbian: promaja	Swedish: drag	Thai: กระแสลมที่พัดเข้ามา
Turkish: hava akımı, cereyan	Taiwanese: 一陣風(尤指穿堂風、助火燃燒的煽風)	Ukrainian: осадка; водотоннажність
Urdu: ہوا کی تیز رو جو اندر آۓ	Vietnamese: gió lùa; luồng hơi	Chinese: 气流，穿堂风
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