- 1[countable] a flow of cool air in a room or other confined space There's a draught in here. A cold draught of air blew in from the open window. I was sitting in a draught. She shivered in the icy draught. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivecold, icy verb + draught/draftcreate, prevent draught/draft + verbblow, come, whistle, … draught + nounexcluder prepositiondraught from phrasesa draught of air See full entry
- 2[countable] (formal) one continuous action of swallowing liquid; the amount swallowed He took a deep draught of his beer.
- 3[countable] (old use or literary) medicine in a liquid form a sleeping draught (= one that makes you sleep) See related entries: Medication
- 4 draughts (British English) (North American English checkers) [uncountable] a game for two players using 24 round pieces on a board marked with black and white squares See related entries: Board games
- 5[countable] (British English) (North American English checker) one of the round pieces used in a game of draughts Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘drawing, pulling’; also ‘something drawn, a load’): from Old Norse dráttr, of Germanic origin; related to German Tracht, also to draw. Compare with draft.Extra examples Fit draught excluders to the bottoms of doors. a draught coming under the door the draught from the window I was sitting in a draught. There’s a draught in here.Idioms
draught
nounBrE BrE//drɑːft//; NAmE NAmE//dræft//
(British English) (North American English draft) Board games, Medication(British English) (of beer) taken from a large container (= a barrel) This beer is not available on draught (= it is available only in bottles or cans).
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