draught

CEFRC1

/dɹɑːft/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A current of cool air in a room.

  2. 02

    noun

    A measured amount of liquid to drink.

Examples

  • A small portion of ham, please, and a draught beer.

  • There's a draught in here.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /dɹɔt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.

  2. Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.

  3. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

More examples

In context

  • She could feel a draught where she was sitting.

  • draught beer or cider

  • Much as I wish that I had not to write this chapter, I know that I shall have to swallow many such bitter draughts in the course of this narrative. And I cannot do otherwise, if I claim to be a worshipper of Truth. […]

Synonyms

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A cold blank of air slipped through the crack under the door.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.