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. — Dionizio
deGreta trank das Bier in einem Zug aus. — xtofu80
There is a draught in here.
ruЗдесь сквозняк. — fjay69
We do not sell draught beer.
ruМы не продаём разливное пиво. — amanshi
deWir verkaufen kein Fassbier. — Yorwba
I loved playing draughts back then.
deDamals spielte ich gerne Dame. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I don't want to play draughts.
deIch will nicht Dame spielen. — Manfredo
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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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