Draught

[drɑ:ft,]

Definition

(n.) The act of drawing or pulling

(n.) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like.

(n.) The drawing of a bowstring.

(n.) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.

(n.) The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat; the act of drinking.

(n.) A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy.

(n.) The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see Draft, n., 2)

(n.) The act of drawing up, marking out, or delineating; representation.

(n.) That which is drawn

(n.) That which is taken by sweeping with a net.

(n.) The force drawn; a detachment; -- in this sense usually written draft.

(n.) The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or potation.

(n.) A sketch, outline, or representation, whether written, designed, or drawn; a delineation.

(n.) An order for the payment of money; -- in this sense almost always written draft.

(n.) A current of air moving through an inclosed place, as through a room or up a chimney.

(n.) That which draws

(n.) A team of oxen or horses.

(n.) A sink or drain; a privy.

(n.) A mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply draughts to the feet.

(n.) Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw; traction.

(n.) 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.

(n.) An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See Draft, 4.

(n.) A move, as at chess or checkers.

(n.) The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold.

(n.) See Draft, n., 7.

(a.) Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks.

(a.) Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air.

(a.) Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.

(a.) Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale, cider, and the like.

(v. t.) To draw out; to call forth. See Draft.

(v. t.) To diminish or exhaust by drawing.

(v. t.) To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Drawing, pulling.[2]. Potion, cup, dose, drench.[3]. Current of air.[4]. [Written also Draft.] Sketch, outline, delineation, design, rough sketch, rough copy.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Drink, traction, breeze, check

ANT:Drought, burden, non-ventilation, deposit

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Definition

n. act of drawing: force needed to draw: the act of drinking: the quantity drunk at a time: outline of a picture: that which is taken in a net by drawing: a chosen detachment of men: a current of air: the depth to which a ship sinks in the water.—v.t. (more commonly Draft) to draw out.—n. Draught′-en′gine the engine over the shaft of a coal-pit.—n.pl. Draught′-hooks large iron hooks fixed on the cheeks of a cannon-carriage.—ns. Draught′-house (B.) a sink privy; Draught′iness; Draught′-net a drag-net.—n.pl. Draughts a game in which two persons make alternate moves (draughts) on a checkered board called the Draught′board with pieces called Draughts′men—U.S. checkers Scot. dambrod.—n. Draughts′man (see Draftsman).—adj. Draught′y full of draughts or currents of air.

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