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draught

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draught  (dräft)
n., v. & adj. Chiefly British
Variant of draft.

draught or US draft
Noun
1. a current of cold air, usually one coming into a room or vehicle
2. a portion of liquid to be drunk, esp. a dose of medicine
3. a gulp or swallow: she took a deep draught then a sip
4. on draught (of beer) drawn from a cask
5. one of the flat discs used in the game of draughts US and Canad. equivalent: (checker)
6. feel the draught to be short of money
Adjective
(of an animal) used for pulling heavy loads: horses are specialized draught animals [probably Old Norse drahtr]

Draft, Draught a load; the quantity drawn forward; a chosen detachment of men. See also detachment, detail.
Examples: draft of bottlers, 1486; of calves, 1830; of cars; of cattle [culled from the herd], 1800; of eels [20 pounds]; of fish; of men, 1813; of sailors, 1890; of soldiers, 1756.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.draughtdraught - a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
quaff - a hearty draft
drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
2.draughtdraught - a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
deglutition, swallow, drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
3.draught - a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
updraft - a strong upward air current
downdraft - a strong downward air current
air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
4.draught - the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
depth, deepness - the extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"
5.draught - a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"
dose, dosage - a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
6.draught - the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
pull, pulling - the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
Verb1.draught - make a blueprint of
design, plan - make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"

draught U.S. draft
noun 1. breeze, current, movement, flow, puff, influx, gust, current of air
noun 2. drink,
Translations
draught, draft (US) [drɑːft] n [of air] → corriente f de aire (= drink); trago;
(NAUT) → calado;
on draught [beer] → de barril

draught (US), draft [drɑːft] ncourant m d'air [of chimney]; tirage m;
(Naut) → tirant m d'eau;
on draught [beer] → à la pression

draught (US) draft [drɑːft] n(Luft)zug m;
(Naut) → Tiefgang m;
(of chimney) → Zug m;
on draught → vom Fass

draught (US), draft [drɑːft] ncorrente f d'aria;
(NAUT) → pescaggio;
on draught [beer] → alla spina see also draughts

draught
n draught [draːft]
1 a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room! trek تَيّار هَواء течение tah; průvan træk der Zug ρεύμα corriente de aire tuuletõmbus جریان هوا؛ کوران veto tirage, courant d'air רוּח פְּרָצִים हवा का झोंका propuh, promaja gerakan udara súgur, trekkur tiraggio; corrente d'aria すきま風 traukimas, skersvėjis caurvējš grakan udara tocht (gjennom)trekk przeciąg corrente de ar тяга; сквозняк ťah; prievan vleka; prepih promaja drag กระแสลมที่พัดเข้ามา hava akımı, cereyan 穿堂風 осадка; водотоннажність ہوا کی تیز رو جو اندر آۓ gió lùa; luồng hơi 穿
2 a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping He took a long draught of beer. tap bier كَمِّيَّه глътка doušek slurk der Zug γουλιά trago sõõm قلپ kulaus trait, gorgée לְגִימָה वात प्रवाह gutljaj korty tegukan sopi, teygur sorso, sorsata 1飲み gurkšnis, siurbsnis malks tegukan teug slurk, drikk tømt i ett drag, sup haust gole глоток dúšok požirek gutljaj klunk ปริมาณของเหลวที่ดื่มหนึ่งครั้ง çekiş, yudum (一)飲 ковток ایک گھونٹ sự uống một hơi)饮
3 the amount of water a ship requires to float it a draught of half a metre. diepgang كَمِّية الماء التي تَحْتاجُها السَّفينَه لكي تَطْفو водоизместимост ponor dybde der Tiefgang βύθισμα πλοίου calado süvis عمق مورد نیاز برای حرکت کشتی kulkusyvyys tirant d'eau שוֹקֵע डबाव gaz broda merülés takaran air djúprista pescaggio 喫水 grimzlė, gramzda (kuģa) iegrime takaran air diepgang dypgående wyporność calado осадка ponor ugrez gaz djupgående ปริมาณน้ำ su çekimi/kesimi, su derinliği 船的吃水深度 осадка; водотоннажність پانی کی گہرائی جو جہاز کو تیرانے کے لۓ ضروری ہو lượng nước rẽ
n draughts
1  singular a game for two people, played on a board (a ˈdraughtboard, (American) ˈcheckerboard) exactly like a chessboard, with twenty-four discs. dambord لُعْبَةُ الدّاما ``الضّامَه'' дама dáma dam das Damespiel(brett) ντάμα damas kabe بازی چکرز tammipeli (jeu de) dames דָּמקָה दो लोगों का एक खेल vrsta društvene igre dáma(játék) permainan dam dammborð dama チェッカー šaškės dambrete permainan dam damspel damspill warcaby damas шашки dáma dama (igra) igra dame dam[] กระดานหมากรุก dama oyunu (英)國際西洋跳棋 ігра в шашки دو آدمیوں کے درمیان شطرنج کی طرح کے بورڈ پر کھیلے جانے والا کھیل cờ đam西
2  plural the discs. dambordskywe حِجارَةُ الدّاما пулове за дама herní kameny dambrik die Damesteine πούλια ντάμας (πληθ.) damas kabenupud صفحه؛ دیسک dames דִיסקִיוֹת डिस्क diskovi kövek buah dam dammskífur, dammar dama チェッカーのこま šaškės dambretes kauliņi buah dam damschijven dambrikker pionki damas шашки hracie kamene figure pri dami figurice za dame brickor เกมหมากรุก dama taşları 唱片 шашки قرصیں bề mặt tròn
adj draughty
full of draughts of air a draughty room. trekkerig مليء بِتَيّارات الهَواء изложен на течение vystavený průvanu med gennemtræk; utæt zugig εκτεθειμένος σε ρεύματα con corrientes de aire tuuletõmbust täis بادگیر vetoinen plein de courants d'air פָּתוּח לְרוּח פְּרָצִים हवादार, प्रवाहयुक्त izožen propuhu, koji ima propuh huzatos berangin næðingssamur, sem kaldur súgur leikur um esposto alle correnti d'aria すき間風の入る skersvėjuotas caurvējains berangin tochtig trekkfull z przeciągami ventoso продуваемый насквозь plný prievanu izpostavljen prepihu gde ima promaje dragig ที่มีลมโกรก cereyanlı, esintili 通風的 такий, що продувається наскрізь ہوادار có gió lùa


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And the horses shook themselves, and the dogs jumped up and barked; the pigeons took their heads from under their wings, and looked about and flew into the fields; the flies on the walls buzzed again; the fire in the kitchen blazed up; round went the jack, and round went the spit, with the goose for the king's dinner upon it; the butler finished his draught of ale; the maid went on plucking the fowl; and the cook gave the boy the box on his ear.
Under ordinary circumstances, after I had lain quietly in the darkness for half an hour, the draught that I had taken would have sent me to sleep.
As she still hesitated, being, in fact, in no reasonable state of mind, he took the infant in his arms, and himself administered the draught.
 
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