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Draught vs. Draft

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Draught

a current of cool air in a room or other confined space
heavy curtains at the windows cut out draughts
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Draft

A current of air in an enclosed area.
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Draught

a single act of drinking or inhaling
she downed the remaining beer in one draught
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Draft

A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.
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Draught

the depth of water needed to float a ship
the shallow draught enabled her to get close inshore
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Draft

The act of pulling loads; traction.
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Draught

the drawing in of a fishing net.
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Draft

Something that is pulled or drawn; a load.
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Draught

denoting beer or cider served from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle or can
draught ale
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Draft

A team of animals used to pull loads.
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Draught

denoting an animal used for pulling heavy loads
a draught horse
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Draft

(Nautical)The depth of a vessel's keel below the water line, especially when loaded
a river vessel of shallow draft.
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Draught

Variant of draft.
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Draft

A heavy demand on resources.
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Draught

in its various senses.
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Draft

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

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

A gulp, swallow, or inhalation.
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Draught

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

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

A mild vesicatory.
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Draft

A measured portion; a dose.
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Draught

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

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

Any picture or drawing.
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Draft

An amount drawn
ordered two drafts of ale.
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Draught

A sudden attack upon an enemy.
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Draft

The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty
a candidate who did not pursue the nomination, but accepted a draft by the party convention.
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Draught

(UK) draft
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Draft

Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.
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Draught

The act of drawing or pulling
A general custom of using oxen for all sort of draught would be, perhaps, the greatest improvement.
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Draft

A body of people selected or conscripted.
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Draught

The drawing of a bowstring.
She sent an arrow forth with mighty draught.
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Draft

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

That which is drawn
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
He laid down his pipe, and cast his net, which brought him a very great draught.
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Draft

The act of drawing in a fishing net.
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Draught

Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.
Upon the draught of a pond, not one fish was left.
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Draft

The quantity of fish caught.
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Draught

The force drawn; a detachment; - in this sense usually written draft.
Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, Slavery, . . . still thou art a bitter draught.
Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired.
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Draft

Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture
a preliminary draft of a report.
the final draft of a paper.
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Draught

That which draws
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Draft

A representation of something to be constructed.
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Draught

The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat; the act of drinking.
In his hands he took the goblet, but a while the draught forbore.
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Draft

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

A sketch, outline, or representation, whether written, designed, or drawn; a delineation.
A draught of a Toleration Act was offered to the Parliament by a private member.
No picture or draught of these things from the report of the eye.
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Draft

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

Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw; traction.
The Hertfordshire wheel plow . . . is of the easiest draught.
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Draft

An allowance made for loss in weight of merchandise.
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Draught

A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy.
By drawing sudden draughts upon the enemy when he looketh not for you.
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Draft

To select from a group for some usually compulsory service
drafted into the army.
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Draught

An order for the payment of money; - in this sense almost always written draft.
He preferred to go and sit upon the stairs, in . . . a strong draught of air, until he was again sent for.
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Draft

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

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.
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Draft

To draw up a preliminary version of or plan for.
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Draught

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

To create by thinking and writing; compose
draft a speech.
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Draught

A move, as at chess or checkers.
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Draft

To work as a drafter.
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Draught

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

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

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

Suited for or used for drawing heavy loads
oxen and other draft animals.
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Draught

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

Drawn from a cask or tap
draft beer.
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Draught

Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.
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Draft

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

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

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

To draw out; to call forth. See Draft.
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Draft

(US spelling) An act of drinking.
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Draught

To diminish or exhaust by drawing.
The Parliament so often draughted and drained.
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Draft

(US spelling) The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
to drink at a draft
She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
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Draught

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

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

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
they served beer on draft
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Draft

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

a large and hurried swallow;
he finished it at a single gulp
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Draft

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.
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Draught

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

An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
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Draught

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

A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
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Draught

a dose of liquid medicine;
he took a sleeping draft
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Draft

A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
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Draught

the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
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Draft

Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
He left the country to avoid the draft.
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Draught

make a blueprint of
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Draft

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

A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
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Draft

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

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

The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
using oxen for draft
shot forth an arrow with a mighty draft
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Draft

The act of drawing in a net for fish.
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Draft

That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
He cast his net, which brought him a very great draft.
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Draft

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

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

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

To write a law.
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Draft

To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
He was drafted during the Vietnam War.
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Draft

To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President.
They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
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Draft

To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
The calves were drafted from the cows.
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Draft

To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
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Draft

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

To draw out; to call forth.
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Draft

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

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
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Draft

Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
A Clydesdale is a draft horse.
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Draft

The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught.
Everything available for draft burden.
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Draft

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.
Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by drafts to serve for the year.
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Draft

An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange.
I thought it most prudent to defer the drafts till advice was received of the progress of the loan.
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Draft

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

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

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

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

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

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

A current of air. Same as Draught.
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Draft

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

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

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.
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Draft

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

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

To draw the outline of; to delineate.
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Draft

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

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.
HotLips Houlihan: How did a degenerate person like him achieve such a position of responsibility in the army?Radar: He was drafted.
Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples.
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Draft

To transfer by draft.
All her rents been drafted to London.
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Draft

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

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

a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
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Draft

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
they served beer on draft
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Draft

preliminary version of a written work
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Draft

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

a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
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Draft

a dose of liquid medicine;
he took a sleeping draft
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Draft

compulsory military service
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Draft

a large and hurried swallow;
he finished it at a single gulp
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Draft

the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
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Draft

draw up an outline or sketch for something;
draft a speech
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Draft

engage somebody to enter the army
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Draft

make a blueprint of
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