draught

Pluraldraughts

Formsdraughts, draughting, draughted

1. 1
   moving airnouncountable

   Air that moves through a room or another closed space.

   There's a draught coming in under the back door.

   Please shut the window, the draught is making me cold.

   UsageA first try at writing is a draft, with f. You can feel a draught from a window.

2. 2
   pulled at baradjective

   Describes a drink that comes from a tap at the bar, not from a bottle.

   Dad ordered a pint of draught bitter with his lunch.

   Do you have any draught lager, or only bottles?

   UsageSay draught beer, or say the beer is on draught.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   Beer or another drink that comes from a big barrel, not from a bottle.

   Do you have any cider on draught?

   Dad always says a pint of draught tastes better than anything in a bottle.

   UsageOften said as on draught or a pint of draught.

4. 4
   long gulpnouncountable

   A big swallow of a drink, or how much you drink in one go.

   She took a long draught of cold water after the race.

   He finished his orange juice in one draught.

   UsageSay take a long draught of water, or drink it in one draught.

   Similargulp, swallow, mouthful

5. 5
   ship depthnouncountable

   How deep the water must be for a ship to float, from the surface to the bottom of the ship.

   The boat has a shallow draught, so it can sail close to the beach.

   The cruise ship's draught was too deep for the little harbour.

   UsageSay a boat has a deep or shallow draught.

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6. 6
   pulling (animals)adjective

   Describes an animal that is used to pull heavy loads.

   The farm still keeps two big draught horses.

   In the village, oxen were the main draught animals.

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7. 7
   draw a planverb

   To draw the outline or plan of something, such as a building or a machine.

   Can you draught a quick plan of the garden for me?

   The engineer draughted every part of the engine by hand.

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