Definition of
draught has definitions from the fields of biology,medicine,pharmacology,food,meteorology
1
[ noun ] (food) a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

Synonyms

potation tipple draft

Examples

"they served beer on draft"

Related terms

drink quaff tipple

2
[ noun ] (biology) a large and hurried swallow

Synonyms

gulp swig draft

Examples

"he finished it at a single gulp"

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

He took a long but carefully controlled draught .

Related terms

swallow gulp

3
[ noun ] (meteorology) a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)

Synonyms

draft air_current

Related terms

wind updraft downdraft thermal

4
[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a dose of liquid medicine

Synonyms

draft

Examples

"he took a sleeping draft"

Related terms

dose

5
[ verb ] make a blueprint of

Synonyms

draft blueprint

Related terms

design draft blueprint

6
[ noun ] the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)

Synonyms

draft

Related terms

depth

7
[ noun ] the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

Synonyms

drawing draft

Related terms

pull pull

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Rhymes with

draft raft redraft daft aft updraft downdraft graft kraft craft overdraft handcraft taft aircraft haft shaft antiaircraft handicraft statecraft schoolcraft spacecraft autographed stagecraft witchcraft hovercraft understaffed camshaft crankshaft

Phonetic and Homophones

D R AE1 F T draft

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