draught
1. Noun: - A current of air inside a building: A flow of air, often cool and unwanted, that moves through an enclosed space like a room or vehicle. - A single act of swallowing liquid: The act of drinking the entire contents of a cup or glass in one continuous movement. - A dose of liquid medicine: A measured amount of a liquid drug intended to be taken at one time. - The depth of water a ship needs to float: The vertical distance between the waterline and the lowest point of a ship's keel. - The act of pulling a load: The action of moving something heavy by pulling it.
2. Verb: - To prepare a technical drawing or plan: To create a detailed sketch or blueprint, especially for an engineering or architectural project.
Noun (Air Current):
- She felt a cold draught coming from under the door.
- Please close the window; there's a terrible draught in here.
Noun (Swallow of Drink):
- He took a long draught of water from the bottle.
- She finished her beer in one deep draught.
Noun (Dose of Medicine):
- The doctor prescribed a sleeping draught.
- He took a bitter draught to cure his cough.
Noun (Ship's Depth):
- The ship has a draught of six meters when fully loaded.
- The shallow harbor cannot accommodate vessels with a deep draught.
Noun (Act of Pulling):
- The draught of the heavy plough was done by oxen in ancient times.
Verb (To Draw a Plan):
- The engineer draughted the initial plans for the new bridge.
- She draughted a detailed layout of the building.
- "Beer on draught" (or "draft"): Beer served from a cask or keg, rather than from a bottle or can.
- This pub serves excellent ale on draught.
- "Feel the draught" (Idiom, chiefly British): To experience financial difficulty or adverse circumstances.
- Many small businesses are feeling the draught during the economic downturn.
- Draughts (noun, plural): The British name for the board game known as "checkers" in American English.
- They spent the afternoon playing draughts.
- Draughty (adjective, chiefly British): Describing a place where cold air currents are present. (US spelling: drafty)
- It's a charming but draughty old cottage.
- Draught animal: An animal, such as a horse or ox, used for pulling heavy loads.
- The farmer used a horse as a draught animal.
- Noun (Air Current): Breeze, current, gust, airflow.
- Noun (Swallow): Gulp, swig, mouthful.
- Noun (Dose): Potion, dose, mixture.
- Verb (To Draw): Design, sketch, outline, blueprint.
(Note: "Draught" is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs. The related verb "draft" is used instead, e.g., "draft in" [to bring in for help].)
- "A draught of fresh air": Literally, a current of clean air. Figuratively, something new and refreshing.
- Her innovative ideas were like a draught of fresh air for the company.
- "At a draught": In one single swallow or action.
- He drank the entire glass at a draught.
- the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
- a dose of liquid medicine
- he took a sleeping draft
- the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
- a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
- a large and hurried swallow
- he finished it at a single gulp
- a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
- they served beer on draft
- make a blueprint of
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