Meaning of 'draught' (Webster Dictionary)
- Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught
beast; draught hooks.
- Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of
air.
- Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.
- Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in
distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale, cider, and the
like.
- The act of drawing or pulling
- The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of
burden, and the like.
- The drawing of a bowstring.
- Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.
- The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat; the
act of drinking.
- A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy.
- The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see
Draft, n., 2)
- The act of drawing up, marking out, or delineating;
representation.
- That which is drawn
- That which is taken by sweeping with a net.
- The force drawn; a detachment; -- in this sense usually
written draft.
- The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or
potation.
- A sketch, outline, or representation, whether written,
designed, or drawn; a delineation.
- An order for the payment of money; -- in this sense almost
always written draft.
- A current of air moving through an inclosed place, as
through a room or up a chimney.
- That which draws
- A team of oxen or horses.
- A sink or drain; a privy.
- A mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply draughts to
the feet.
- Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw;
traction.
- 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.
- An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See Draft, 4.
- A move, as at chess or checkers.
- The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order
that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold.
- See Draft, n., 7.
- To draw out; to call forth. See Draft.
- To diminish or exhaust by drawing.
- To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan
of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
Meaning of 'draught' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a large and hurried swallow
Example in sentence:- he finished it at a single gulp
Meaning (2):
- a dose of liquid medicine
Meaning (3):
- a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
Example in sentence:- they served beer on draft
Definition
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