Meaning

6 senses
  1. (UK, countable, uncountable)A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.

    Spielstein

    ша́шкаšáška

  2. (Australia, countable, uncountable)Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.

  3. (UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable)A mild vesicatory.

  4. (UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable)An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

  5. (UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable)Any picture or drawing.

    the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

  6. (UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable)A sudden attack upon an enemy.

Examples

43 sentences
  1. Greta downed the beer in one draught.

    Ґрета одним махом вихилила пиво.

    deGreta trank das Bier in einem Zug aus.

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  2. There is a draught in here.

    ruЗдесь сквозняк.

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  3. We do not sell draught beer.

    ruМы не продаём разливное пиво.

    deWir verkaufen kein Fassbier.

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  4. I loved playing draughts back then.

    deDamals spielte ich gerne Dame.

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  5. I don't want to play draughts.

    deIch will nicht Dame spielen.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
game piece:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
game piece:

Origin

From Middle English draught, draght, draȝt, from Old English *dreaht, *dræht (related to d

From Middle English draught, draght, draȝt, from Old English *dreaht, *dræht (related to dragan (“to draw, drag”)), from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz, noun form of *draganą; equivalent to draw + -t.

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Forms

plural: draughts
Singulardraught
Pluraldraughts

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
game piece:checker
outhouse:draught-house
Close in meaning
  • the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling:draftdrawing
  • a dose of liquid medicine:draft
  • the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded):draft
  • a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg:draftpotationtipple
  • a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle):draft
  • a large and hurried swallow:gulpdraftswig

Word family

23 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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