ALL meanings of draught
draught
D d - 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
- noun draught an act of drawing or pulling loads. 1
- noun draught something that is drawn or pulled; a haul. 1
- noun draught an animal or team of animals used to pull a load. 1
- noun draught the force required to pull a load. 1
- noun draught the taking of supplies, forces, money, etc., from a given source. 1
- noun draught a selection or drawing of persons, by lot or otherwise, from the general body of the people for military service; levy; conscription. 1
- noun draught the persons so selected. 1
- noun draught Sports. a selecting or drawing of new players from a choice group of amateur players by professional teams, especially a system of selecting new players so that each team in a professional league receives some of the most promising players. 1
- noun draught British. a selection of persons already in military service to be sent from one post or organization to another; detachment. 1
- noun draught a written order drawn by one person upon another; a writing directing the payment of money on account of the drawer; bill of exchange. 1
- noun draught a drain or demand made on anything. 1
- noun draught draft beer. 1
- noun draught an act of drinking or inhaling. 1
- noun draught something that is taken in by drinking or inhaling; a drink; dose. 1
- noun draught a quantity of fish caught. 1
- noun draught Nautical. the depth to which a vessel is immersed when bearing a given load. 1
- noun draught Also called leave. Metallurgy. the slight taper given to a pattern so that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold. 1
- noun draught Metalworking. the change in sectional area of a piece of work caused by a rolling or drawing operation. a taper on a die or punch permitting it to be withdrawn readily from the work. 1
- noun draught Masonry. a line or border chiseled at the edge of a stone, to serve as a guide in leveling the surfaces. 1
- noun draught Textiles. the degree of attenuation produced in fibers during yarn processing, expressed either by the ratio of the weight of raw to the weight of processed fiber, or by the ratio between the varying surface speeds of the rollers on the carding machine. the act of attenuating the fibers. 1
- noun draught an allowance granted to a buyer for waste of goods sold by weight. 1
- verb with object draught to draw the outlines or plan of; sketch. 1
- verb with object draught to draw up in written form; compose. 1
- verb with object draught to draw or pull. 1
- verb with object draught to take or select by draft, especially for military service. 1
- verb with object draught Masonry. to cut a draft on. 1
- verb without object draught to do mechanical drawing; work as a draftsman. 1
- verb without object draught (in an automobile race) to drive or ride close behind another car so as to benefit from the reduction in air pressure created behind the car ahead. 1
- adjective draught used or suited for drawing loads: a draft horse. 1
- adjective draught drawn or available to be drawn from a cask rather than served from a sealed bottle: draft ale. 1
- adjective draught being a tentative or preliminary outline, version, design, or sketch. 1
- idioms draught on draft, available to be drawn from a cask rather than from a sealed bottle: imported beer on draft. 1
- noun plural draught board game 1
- noun draught current of air 1
- noun draught beer: tap 1
- noun draught beer: on tap 1
- noun draught The action or an act of pulling something along, especially a beast of burden, vehicle or tractor. 1
- noun draught a drawing, sketch, or design. 1
- countable noun draught A draught is a current of air that comes into a place in an undesirable way. 0
- adjective draught Draught beer is beer which is kept in barrels rather than bottles. 0
- countable noun draught A draught of liquid is a large amount that you swallow. 0
- uncountable noun draught Draughts is a game for two people, played with 24 round pieces on a board. 0
- countable noun draught A draught is one of the round pieces which are used in the game of draughts. 0
- adjective draught A draught animal is one which pulls heavy loads, for example on a farm. 0
- noun draught The act of drawing, or pulling back. 0