Pronunciations (5)
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/dɹɑːft/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/dɹæft/
Pronunciation notes
- US
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/dɹɔt/
Pronunciation notes
- common
- nonstandard
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dɹɑːft
Pronunciation notes
- GB
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dɹæft
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
Usage- UK usage
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- Uncountable
Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.
Usage- Australia
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- Uncountable
A mild vesicatory.
Usage- UK usage
- Countable
- Obsolete
- Uncountable
An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Usage- UK usage
- Countable
- Obsolete
- Uncountable
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More examples (2)
Then sayde Jesus: are ye yett withoute understondinge? perceave ye not, that whatsoever goeth in at the mouth, descendeth doune into the bely, and ys cast out into the draught?
Rid me these Villaines from your companies; / Hang them, or stab them, drowne them in a draught, / Confound them by some course, and come to me, / Ile giue you Gold enough.
Any picture or drawing.
Usage- UK usage
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- Obsolete
- Uncountable
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More examples (1)
And therefore, for the whole process, and full representation, there must be more than one draught; the one representing him in station, the other in session, another in genuflexion.
A sudden attack upon an enemy.
Usage- UK usage
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- Obsolete
- Uncountable
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drawing sudden draughts upon the enemy when he looketh not for you
Noun
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
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they served beer on draft
a large and hurried swallow
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he finished it at a single gulp
a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
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- Broader terms
the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
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a dose of liquid medicine
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he took a sleeping draft
the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
Verb
make a blueprint of