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- [draft, drahft]
- /dræft, drɑft/
- /drɑːft/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [draft, drahft]
- /dræft, drɑft/
Definitions of draught word
- noun draught a drawing, sketch, or design. 1
- noun draught a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, copying, etc. 1
- noun draught act of drawing; delineation. 1
- noun draught a current of air in any enclosed space, especially in a room, chimney, or stove. 1
- noun draught a current of air moving in an upward or downward direction. 1
- noun draught a device for regulating the current of air in a stove, fireplace, etc. 1
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Origin of draught
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English draht (cognate with Dutch dracht, German Tracht, Old Norse drāttr); akin to Old English dragan to draw, drōht a pull (at the oars)
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Parts of speech for Draught
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
draught popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for draught
noun draught
- mug — a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
- bowl — A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning.
- beaker — A beaker is a plastic cup used for drinking, usually one with no handle.
- potion — a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers: a love potion; a sleeping potion.
adjective draught
- provisional — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
verb draught
- recruit — a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- conscript — A conscript is a person who has been made to join the armed forces of a country.
- call up — If you call someone up, you telephone them.
- sign up — a token; indication.
- choose — If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
Antonyms for draught
noun draught
- nibble — to bite off small bits.
- slipperier — tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road.
- lot — lot (def 14).
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
verb draught
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
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