Draught vs. Draft — What's the Difference?

A current of cool air in a room or other confined space

A current of air in an enclosed area.

A single act of drinking or inhaling

A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.

The depth of water needed to float a ship

The act of pulling loads; traction.

The drawing in of a fishing net.

Something that is pulled or drawn; a load.

Denoting beer or cider served from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle or can

A team of animals used to pull loads.

Denoting an animal used for pulling heavy loads

(Nautical)The depth of a vessel's keel below the water line, especially when loaded

Variant of draft.

A heavy demand on resources.

In its various senses.

A written order directing the payment of money from an account or fund.

(British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.

A gulp, swallow, or inhalation.

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

The amount taken in by a single act of drinking or inhaling.

A mild vesicatory.

A measured portion; a dose.

(obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

The drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg.

Any picture or drawing.

An amount drawn

A sudden attack upon an enemy.

The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty

(UK) draft

Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.

The act of drawing or pulling

A body of people selected or conscripted.

The drawing of a bowstring.

(Sports)A system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional teams.

That which is drawn

The act of drawing in a fishing net.

Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.

The quantity of fish caught.

The force drawn; a detachment; - in this sense usually written draft.

Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture

That which draws

A representation of something to be constructed.

The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat; the act of drinking.

A narrow line chiseled on a stone to guide a stonecutter in leveling its surface.

A sketch, outline, or representation, whether written, designed, or drawn; a delineation.

A slight taper given a die to facilitate the removal of a casting.

Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw; traction.

An allowance made for loss in weight of merchandise.

A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy.

To select from a group for some usually compulsory service

An order for the payment of money; - in this sense almost always written draft.

To select from a group for placement on a sports team.

The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden; as, a ship of twelve feet draught.

To draw up a preliminary version of or plan for.

An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See Draft, 4.

To create by thinking and writing; compose

A move, as at chess or checkers.

To work as a drafter.

The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold.

To move, ride, or drive close behind a fast-moving object so as to take advantage of the slipstream, especially in a race.

Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks.

Suited for or used for drawing heavy loads

Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air.

Drawn from a cask or tap

Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.

(US spelling) A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.

Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in distinction from bottled; on draught; - said of ale, cider, and the like.

(US spelling) The draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.

To draw out; to call forth. See Draft.

(US spelling) An act of drinking.

To diminish or exhaust by drawing.

(US spelling) The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.

To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.

(US spelling) A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).

A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;

(US spelling) Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.

A large and hurried swallow;

The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.

A current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)

An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.

The depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)

A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.

A dose of liquid medicine;

A cheque, an order for money to be paid.

The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.

Make a blueprint of

A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.

A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.

The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.

The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.

The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.

The act of drawing in a net for fish.

That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.

A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.

(transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.

To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.

To write a law.

To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.

To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.

To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.

To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.

(ambitransitive) To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.

To draw out; to call forth.

To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.

The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught.

A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large; also, the body of men thus drafted.

An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange.

An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of goods.

A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See Draught.

The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or completed. See Draught.

A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face.

The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone.

Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught.

A current of air. Same as Draught.

A quantity of liquid poured out for drinking; a dose.

The act of drawing a quantity of liquid from a large container; also, the quantity of liquid so drawn.

A device for regulating the flow of gases in a chimney, stovepipe, fireplace, etc.; as, to close the chimney draft. It is usually a flat plate of the same internal dimensions as the flue, which can be rotated to be parallel to or perpendicular to the current of gases.

Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft horse.

Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.

To draw the outline of; to delineate.

To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.

To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select; especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a population to serve in the armed forces.

To transfer by draft.

A document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

A current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)

A preliminary sketch of a design or picture

A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;

Preliminary version of a written work

The depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)

A regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace

A dose of liquid medicine;

Compulsory military service

A large and hurried swallow;

The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

Draw up an outline or sketch for something;

Engage somebody to enter the army

Make a blueprint of