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draught
(dräft)n.v. & adj. Chiefly British
Variant of draft.
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draught
(drɑːft) ordraft
n
1. a current of air, esp one intruding into an enclosed space
2.
a. the act of pulling a load, as by a vehicle or animal
b. (as modifier): a draught horse.
3. the load or quantity drawn
4. a portion of liquid to be drunk, esp a dose of medicine
5. the act or an instance of drinking; a gulp or swallow
6. the act or process of drawing air, smoke, etc, into the lungs
7. the amount of air, smoke, etc, inhaled in one breath
8. (Brewing)
a. beer, wine, etc, stored in bulk, esp in a cask, as opposed to being bottled
b. (as modifier): draught beer.
c. on draught drawn from a cask or keg
9. (Chess & Draughts) Also called: draughtsman any one of the 12 flat thick discs used by each player in the game of draughts. US and Canadian equivalent: checker
10. (Nautical Terms) the depth of a loaded vessel in the water, taken from the level of the waterline to the lowest point of the hull
11. feel the draught to be short of money
[C14: probably from Old Norse drahtr, of Germanic origin; related to draw]
ˈdraughter, ˈdrafter n
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draught
(dræft, drɑft)n., v.t., v.i., adj.
Chiefly Brit. draft.
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Draft, Draught
a load; the quantity drawn forward; a chosen detachment of men. See also detachment, detail.Examples: draft of bottlers, 1486; of calves, 1830; of cars; of cattle [culled from the herd], 1800; of eels [20 pounds]; of fish; of men, 1813; of sailors, 1890; of soldiers, 1756.
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draught
– draftDraught and draft are both pronounced (/drɑːft/).
1. used as nouns
In British English, a draught is a current of air coming into a room or vehicle.
The draught from the window stirred the papers on her desk.
They used to open the windows and doors to create a draught.
In American English, this is spelled draft.
A draft of steamy air blew out at them and Meers said, 'Jesus, we left the heat on'.
In British English, draughts is a game played by two people with round pieces on a board like a chessboard. This game is called checkers in American English.
In both British and American English, a draft of a letter, book, or speech is an early version of it.
...the change from the first draft to the final printed version.
He showed me the draft of an article he was writing.
2. 'draft' used as a verb
Draft can also be a verb. In both British and American English, when people are drafted somewhere, they are moved there to do a particular job.
Extra staff were drafted from Paris to Rome.
In American English, if you are drafted, you are ordered to serve in one of the armed forces.
I was drafted into the navy.
He took a temporary job while he was waiting to be drafted.
In British English, you usually say that someone is called up.
He was called up for National Service in 1950 and served as a driver with the Royal Signals.
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| Noun | 1. |  draught - a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"quaff - a hearty draft drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" |
| 2. |  draught - a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"deglutition, swallow, drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" | |
| 3. | draught - a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) updraft - a strong upward air current downdraft - a strong downward air current air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" | |
| 4. | draught - the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) | |
| 5. | draught - a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" | |
| 6. | draught - the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling | |
| Verb | 1. | draught - make a blueprint of |
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draught
noun
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Translations
تَيّار هَواءتَيَّارٌ هَوَائِيّكَمِّيَّه
průvanponortahdoušekkámen
trækdybdeslurk
huikkailmavirtakulausvetoviima
propuh
huzatléghuzat
djúpristasopi, teygursúgur, trekkur
隙間風
외풍
gramzdagrimzlėgurkšnissiurbsnisskersvėjis
dúšokponorprievan
prepih
drag
กระแสลม
gió lùa
draught
draft (US) [drɑːft]A. N
1. [of air] → corriente f de aire; (for fire) → tiro m
there's a draught from the window → entra corriente por la ventana
to feel the draught → pasar apuros (económicos)
there's a draught from the window → entra corriente por la ventana
to feel the draught → pasar apuros (económicos)
2. (= drink) → trago m
he took a long draught of cider → se echó un buen trago de sidra
at one draught → de un trago
on draught → de barril
he took a long draught of cider → se echó un buen trago de sidra
at one draught → de un trago
on draught → de barril
3. (Med) → dosis f inv
4. (Naut) → calado m
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draught
, (US) draftn
→ (Luft)zug m; (= through draught) → Durchzug m; (for fire) → Zug m; there’s a terrible draught in here → hier zieht es fürchterlich; I’m sitting in a draught → ich sitze im Zug; are you in a draught? → ziehts Ihnen?; there’s a draught blowing round the back of my neck → mir ziehts im Genick; open the flues to increase the draught → mach die Klappen auf, damit der Ofen mehr Zug bekommt; he’s beginning to feel the draught (fig inf) → ihm wird allmählich das Geld knapp
(Naut) → Tiefgang m
(Med) sleeping draught → Schlaftrunk m
(of fish) → Fischzug m
(= rough sketch) = draft N a
draught
, (US) draft:draught animal
n → Zugtier nt
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draught
draft (Am) [drɑːft] nb. (drink) he took a long draught of beer → ha bevuto una lunga sorsata di birra
on draught → alla spina
on draught → alla spina
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
draught
(American) draft (draːft) noun1. 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!
2. a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping. He took a long draught of beer.
3. the amount of water a ship requires to float it. a draught of half a metre.
draughts noun , (American ˈcheckers) 1. singular a game for two people, played on a board (a ˈdraughtboard , (American) ˈcheckerboard) exactly like a chessboard, with twenty-four discs.
2. plural the discs.
ˈdraughty adjective full of draughts of air. a draughty room.
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draught
→ تَيَّارٌ هَوَائِيّ průvan træk Luftzug ρεύμα corriente, corriente de aire viima courant d’air propuh corrente d'aria 隙間風 외풍 tocht trekk przeciąg corrente de ar сквозняк drag กระแสลม cereyan gió lùa 穿堂风Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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