draught | ||
1. | [ noun ] (food) a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg | |
Synonyms: | potation tipple draft | |
Examples: | "they served beer on draft" |
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Related terms: | drink quaff tipple | |
2. | [ noun ] (biology) a large and hurried swallow | |
Synonyms: | gulp swig draft | |
Examples: | "he finished it at a single gulp" |
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Related terms: | swallow gulp | |
3. | [ noun ] (meteorology) a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle) | |
Synonyms: | draft air_current | |
Related terms: | wind updraft downdraft thermal | |
4. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a dose of liquid medicine | |
Synonyms: | draft | |
Examples: | "he took a sleeping draft" |
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Related terms: | dose | |
5. | [ verb ] make a blueprint of | |
Synonyms: | draft blueprint | |
Related terms: | design draft blueprint | |
6. | [ noun ] the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) | |
Synonyms: | draft | |
Related terms: | depth | |
7. | [ noun ] the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling | |
Synonyms: | drawing draft | |
Related terms: | pull pull | |
Similar spelling: |
draughty draughts drought drugget drugged Drogheda drugstore |