draught

UK /dɹɑːft/ US /dɹæft/

noun 5adj 1verb 1

Definitions

noun

Alternative form of draft in some of its senses.

She could feel a draught where she was sitting.

[…]he sayde vnto Simon: Cary vs into the depe, and lett slippe thy nett to make a draught.

A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.

Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.

A mild vesicatory.

An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Then sayde Jesus: are ye yett withoute understondinge? perceave ye not, that whatsoever goeth in at the mouth, descendeth doune into the bely, and ys cast out into the draught?

Rid me these Villaines from your companies; / Hang them, or stab them, drowne them in a draught, / Confound them by some course, and come to me, / Ile giue you Gold enough.

adj

Alternative spelling of draft

draught beer or cider

draught oxen, a draught horse

verb

Alternative spelling of draft.

The Parliament so often draughted and drained.

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

cold, icy

She felt an icy draught creeping under the door during the freezing winter night.

VERB + DRAUGHT

create

prevent

DRAUGHT + VERB

blow, come, whistle

I felt a cold draught whistle through the broken window during the storm.

DRAUGHT + NOUN

excluder, proofing

We installed draught proofing around the windows to keep our heating bills lower.

PREP

~ from

I felt a cold draught from under the door during the winter storm.

PHRASES

a draught of air

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

noun — a large and hurried swallow

noun — a dose of liquid medicine

draft

noun — the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially w

draft

noun — a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

draft
potation
tipple

noun — a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or v

draft

verb — make a blueprint of

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

at a draught

In a single swallow.

I then made another ſign that I wanted Drink. They found by my eating, that a ſmall Quantity would not ſuffice me, and being a moſt ingenious People, they flung up with great dexte

Example Bank

She could feel a draught where she was sitting.

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[…]he sayde vnto Simon: Cary vs into the depe, and lett slippe thy nett to make a draught.

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“Drink and pass!” he cried, handing the heavy charged flagon to the nearest seaman. “The crew alone now drink. Round with it, round! Short draughts—long swallows, men; ’tis hot as Satan’s hoof.

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draught beer or cider

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draught oxen, a draught horse

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The Parliament so often draughted and drained.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, draught is marked as obsolete, UK, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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