draught

Definition of draught in English English dictionary: A game piece used in the game of draughts; The act of drawing; That which draws; A dose of medicine in liquid form; A privy
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.; The depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull; The act of drawing in a net for fish
he sayde vnto Simon: Cary vs into the depe, and lett slippe thy nett to make a draught.; A type of beer, brewed using a top-fermenting yeast; ale; The action or an act of pulling something along, especially a beast of burden, vehicle or tractor; A drawing or picture
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.; Beer drawn from a keg rather than a bottle or can; That which is drawn; An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow
She took a deep draught from the bottle of water.; Capacity of being drawn; A current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle); {n} the act of drinking, see draft; The degree of taper of a side wall or the angle of clearance in a mould to facilitate the removal of parts from the mould; That which draws A team of oxen or horses; Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw; traction; A current of air moving through an inclosed place, as through a room or up a chimney; the depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessels hull; The drawing of a bowstring; A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy; the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded); A mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply draughts to the feet; type of beer, brewed using a top-fermenting yeast; Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc; The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft see Draft, n; 2 The act of drawing up, marking out, or delineating; representation; The depth of water at which the ship floats; the action or an act of pulling something along, esp. a beast of burden, vehicle or tractor; The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or potation; Draught beer is beer which is kept in barrels rather than bottles. Draught beer is available too. Beer that is on draught is kept in and served from a barrel rather than a bottle. They drink bitter on draught in the local bar. = on tap; To draw out; to call forth; That which is drawn That which is taken by sweeping with a net; To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing; A sink or drain; a privy; {i} draft; breeze, gust; drink; sip; depth of the submergence of a ship; catch of fish; a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"; A sketch, outline, or representation, whether written, designed, or drawn; a delineation; The act of drawing or pulling The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like; make a blueprint of; Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses; Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air; A draught is a current of air that comes into a place in an undesirable way. Block draughts around doors and windows; To diminish or exhaust by drawing; as, a draught beast; draught hooks; the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling; Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish; A draught is one of the round pieces which are used in the game of draughts. Variant of draft; The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden; as, a ship of twelve feet draught; Draughts is a game for two people, played with 24 round pieces on a board. He was in the study playing draughts by the fire with Albert; a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"; The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat; the act of drinking; The force drawn; a detachment; in this sense usually written draft; a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"; An order for the payment of money; in this sense almost always written draft; The distance from the bottom of the keel to the waterline; Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in distinction from bottled; on draught; said of ale, cider, and the like
draught animal: A strong working animal used to draw a load(ed cart), a plow etc., as opposed to a mount
draught animals: plural form of draught animal
draught excluder: A flexible strip attached to the bottom of an interior door to prevent draughts entering through the gap
draught excluders: plural form of draught excluder
draught horse: Alternative spelling of draft horse
draught horses: plural form of draught horse
draught animal: working animal, semi-tamed animal used to do work
draught beer: draft beer, beer which is drawn from a cask
draught excluder: material that you put around the edge of windows and doors to stop cold air from coming into the house
drink at one draught: drink the contents of a cup or other vessel in one swallow
draft: A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams
draft: the pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition
draft: to select and separate an animal or animals from a group
draft: Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process
draft: Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled
I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
draft: Depth of water needed to float a ship
draft: An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow
She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
draft: write a law
draft: A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle
draft: To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed
draughts: A game for two players played on a chessboard in which the players each have 12 pieces, known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces. (See the Wikipedia page for the full rules of the game. There are various variants of the game.)
draft: {v} to draw, select from a number, detach
draft: {n} a bill drawn on any person for money, quantity drank, a drawing, that which is drawn, delineation, sketch, detachment, depth
draft: {a} used for or in drawing
A draught: potation
draft: Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air
draft: (Ticaret) A financial document that directs payment from a person, or more typically a bank, and may be authorized to provide automatic payments for a consecutive number of invoices or cycles
draft: {i} rough outline, sketch; check, written order for payment; conscription, calling up for army service; unit; current of air; (Sports) method by which NBA teams choose once a year college or foreign players to their teams
draft: the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
draft: an early version of a written work
draft: An order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on another Often used in the dispersal of an operating loan to a borrower for payment of bills
draft: The depth below the water level, usually sea level, to whichthe base (or keel) of an iceberg penetrates is called its draft
draft: An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange
draft: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" a preliminary sketch of a design or picture a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) preliminary version of a written work a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle) a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech
draft: a preliminary sketch, rough outline
draft: a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"
draft: If you are drafted, you are ordered to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time. During the Second World War, he was drafted into the US Army = conscript
draft: degree of taper of the cavity side walls, allowing the part to be removed easily from the mold
draft: preliminary version of a written work
draft: Depth of water needed to float ship [also spelled draught.]
draft: Depth of water necessary to float a ship; the depth below the water surface to which the bottom of a ship sinks when bearing a specific load
draft: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
draft: the method by which NBA teams annually select college or foreign players to their teams, designed to promote balanced competition in the NBA
draft: to force or convince a person to do a job they do not want to do
draft: Referring to drinks on tap as opposed to bottled. (draft beers)
draft: Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling as vehicles, loads, etc
draft: to follow very closely behind another rider, racer, or even a motor vehicle in order to gain an aerodynamic advantage by using the lead rider as a wind break and thereby conserving energy
draft: To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select
draft: a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
draft: Sometimes called a bank draft or bill of exchange, the draft is a negotiable instrument that contains an order to pay It must be signed by the drawer (seller) and be payable at sight or by a certain time The draft must contain an unconditional order to pay a certain sum of money to the drawee (buyer) Drafts are used in both collection and letter of credit methods of payment
draft: If people are drafted into a place, they are moved there to do a particular job. Extra police have been drafted into the town after the violence The manager will make a special plea to draft the player into his squad as a replacement
draft: selecting an animal or animals from the mob and separating them
draft: A TechPak or TechNeed that is in the process of being written, but which has not yet been submitted to the in-licensing or out-licensing administrator for the organization
draft: A draft is a written order for payment of money by a bank, especially from one bank to another. Ten days later Carmen received a bank draft for a plane ticket. see also draught
draft: An unconditional order signed by the exporter requiring the importer to pay, on demand or at a determined future time, a certain amount of money to a specified individual A "sight draft," for instance, requires immediate payment A "time draft" requires payment over a certain period (from 30 to 180 days)
draft: conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military
draft: A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face
draft: a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
draft: To transfer by draft
draft: a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
draft: to select a rookie player onto a professional sports team
draft: Written demand for payment of a specified amount addressed to a named party, called the "drawee," and signed by the "drawer " A draft may demand payment immediately upon presentation ("at sight") or on a specified maturity date and must also specify a party to be paid (the "payee") Most drafts are "negotiable," meaning the payee's right to payment can be transferred by the payee to another party by endorsement and delivery of the draft
draft: To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial
draft: The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn
draft: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
draft: The draft is the practice of ordering people to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time. his effort to avoid the draft. = conscription
draft: to conscript a person, force a person to serve in the military
draft: The same as a "bill of exchange " A written order for a certain sum of money, to be transferred on a certain date from the person who owes the money or agrees to make the payment (the drawee) to the creditor to whom the money is owed (the drawer of the draft) See "Date Draft," "Documentary Draft," "Sight Draft," "Time Draft "
draft: a current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle [also spelled draught.]
draft: An amended version of a bill or resolution A draft may be indicated next to the bill number as S D 1, H D 2, C D 1, meaning that the bill was amended once by the Senate, twice by the House, and once by a conference committee
draft: Same as Draught
draft: compulsory military service
draft: A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation
draft: As in "rough draft" of a document Standard output of a dot matrix printer is called "draft quality" -- fast but sloppy in appearance Because of faster printers, the term is now seldom used
draft: An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of goods
draft: a cheque, an order for money to be paid
draft: The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or completed
draft: engage somebody to enter the army
draft: An unconditional written order requesting one party (such as an importer) to pay a specified amount of money at a specified time to the order of the writer of the draft Also called a "bill of exchange " Personal checks are one type of draft
draft: A signed, written order by which one party (the drawer) instructs another party (the drawee) to pay a specified sum to a third party (the payee), at sight or at a specific date
draft: a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
draft: make a blueprint of
draft: A signed, written order by one party that instructs another party to pay a third party a specific amount It also may be called a bill of exchange BACK TO TOP
draft: The maximum depth of the boat or any of its appendages below the waterplane, in the condition of Empty Weight (see Rule 22 0) In the case of any movable appendage, which is not fixed down while racing, the minimum depth is also required
draft: a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle) a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech
draft: An unconditional order in writing from one person (the Drawer) to another (the Drawee), directing the drawee to pay a specified amount to a named drawer on a fixed date
draft: to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch
draft: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
draft: an amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow [also spelled draught.]
draft: A narrow border worked to a plane surface along the edge of a stone, or across its face, as a guide to the stone-cutter
draft: To draw the outline of; to delineate
draft: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"
draft: A current of air
draft: When you draft a letter, book, or speech, you write the first version of it. He drafted a standard letter to the editors
draft: A draft is an early version of a letter, book, or speech. I rewrote his rough draft, which was published under my name I faxed a first draft of this article to him
draft: A version of a manuscript The first draft is the first one written; the rough draft is an unpolished version; the final draft is the last one
draft: A bill of exchange where the drawer instructs the drawee to pay a certain amount to a named person, usually in payment for the transfer of goods or services SIGHT DRAFT is payable when presented TIME DRAFTS [also called usance drafts] are payable at a future fixed date or determinable [30, 60, 90 days, etc ] date Time Drafts are sometimes used as a financing tool to give the buyer time to pay for his/her purchase
draft: In racing terms, draft is the area directly behind a car where the air is disturbed and there is very little wind A real-world example would be putting your hand outside the window of your car, and moving it behind the side mirror, then out from behind the mirror Behind the mirror is the draft
draft: Measurement in feet from waterline to lowest point of ship's keel
draft: The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone
draft: The draft of a vessel is the vertical distance between the waterline and the underside of the keel of the vessel During the construction of a vessel the marks showing the draft are welded on each side of the vessel near the stem, the stern and amidships Synonym: Draught
draft: A selection system in which new players are chosen from a pool of available talented, usually ready-to-graduate, college players Teams with poor records are permitted to make their selections before teams with better records
draft: A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large; also, the body of men thus drafted
draft: An unconditional order in writing from one person (the drawer) to another (the drawee), directing the drawee to pay a specified amount to a named payee at a fixed or determinable future date
draft: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
draft: a preliminary sketch of a design or picture a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) preliminary version of a written work a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
draft: The mandantory call to military service for young men All 18 year old males are required to register with the Selective Service, which maintains records of your availability to serve in the military It takes an act of Congress to reinstate the draft
draft: {f} make an outline, draw up in written form; conscript, recruit for military service; force or persuade to do some task; draw out and separate
draughts: See Draught, n
draughts: {i} game of checkers (mainly British usage)
draughts: 3 (c)
draughts: The game of checkers
draughts: A game for two players played on a chessboard in which the players each have 12 pieces, known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponents pieces by jumping ones own pieces over the opponents pieces
draughts: A mild vesicatory
draughts: plural of draught
draughts: a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
draughts: A game, now more commonly called checkers