draught
A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughtsA checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
» Greta downed the beer in one draught.
Greta trank das Bier in einem Zug aus.
Ґрета одним махом вихилила пиво.
Meaning
6 senses(UK, countable, uncountable)A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
Spielstein
ша́шкаšáška
(Australia, countable, uncountable)Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.
(UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable)A mild vesicatory.
(UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable)An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable)Any picture or drawing.
the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
(UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable)A sudden attack upon an enemy.
Examples
43 sentencesGreta downed the beer in one draught.
Ґрета одним махом вихилила пиво.
deGreta trank das Bier in einem Zug aus.
There is a draught in here.
ruЗдесь сквозняк.
We do not sell draught beer.
ruМы не продаём разливное пиво.
deWir verkaufen kein Fassbier.
I loved playing draughts back then.
deDamals spielte ich gerne Dame.
I don't want to play draughts.
deIch will nicht Dame spielen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English draught, draght, draȝt, from Old English *dreaht, *dræht (related to dFrom 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: draughtsSynonyms
8 synonyms- 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 wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable