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Draught

noun/ᵻlˈoʊdz/
Definition
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
a large and hurried swallow
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ᵻlˈoʊdz/
🇬🇧British English
/dɹˈaft/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɹˈaft/
1 syllable Say it as /ᵻlˈoʊdz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
“they served beer on draft”
nouna large and hurried swallow
“he finished it at a single gulp”
nouna current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
nounthe depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
nouna dose of liquid medicine
“he took a sleeping draft”
nounthe act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
verbmake a blueprint of
Word Forms
tippleverbdrink moderately but regularly
gulpverbto swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
swigverbto swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
draftyadjectivenot airtight
draughtyadjectivenot airtight
drawverbcause to move by pulling
blueprintnounsomething intended as a guide for making something else
draftnouna preliminary sketch of a design or picture
draftingnounthe craft of drawing blueprints
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Entwurf
eine Portion (normalerweise alkoholisches) Getränk aus einem Fass
🇫🇷French
brouillon
une portion de boisson (généralement alcoolisée) tirée d'un fût
🇪🇸Spanish
borrador
una porción de bebida (generalmente alcohólica) extraída de un barril
🇮🇹Italian
bozza
una porzione di bevanda (solitamente alcolica) prelevata da un fusto
🇳🇱Dutch
voorlopige versie
een portie drank (meestal alcoholisch) uit een vat
🇵🇹Portuguese
rascunho
uma porção de bebida (geralmente alcoólica) retirada de um barril
🇷🇺Russian
черновик
порция напитка (обычно алкогольного), налитая из бочонка
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मसौदा
एक केग से निकाला गया पेय (आमतौर पर मादक) परोसना
🇧🇩Bengali
খসড়া
একটি পিপা থেকে আঁকা পানীয় (সাধারণত মদ্যপ) পরিবেশন করা
🇮🇳Tamil
வரைவு
ஒரு கேக்கிலிருந்து எடுக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு பானம் (பொதுவாக மதுபானம்)
🇮🇳Telugu
డ్రాఫ్ట్
ఒక కెగ్ నుండి తీసిన పానీయం (సాధారణంగా మద్యపానం).
🇮🇳Marathi
मसुदा
पिपामधून काढलेले पेय (सहसा मद्यपी) सर्व्हिंग
🇮🇳Gujarati
ડ્રાફ્ટ
પીપડામાંથી દોરેલ પીણું (સામાન્ય રીતે આલ્કોહોલિક) પીરસવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕರಡು
ಒಂದು ಕೆಗ್‌ನಿಂದ ತೆಗೆಯಲಾದ ಪಾನೀಯದ ಸೇವೆ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಆಲ್ಕೊಹಾಲ್ಯುಕ್ತ).
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഡ്രാഫ്റ്റ്
ഒരു കെഗ്ഗിൽ നിന്ന് വലിച്ചെടുക്കുന്ന ഒരു പാനീയം (സാധാരണയായി മദ്യം).
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਡਰਾਫਟ
ਡ੍ਰਿੰਕ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਲਕੋਹਲ ਵਾਲਾ) ਇੱਕ ਕੈਗ ਤੋਂ ਖਿੱਚਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
مسودہ
پیپ سے تیار کردہ مشروب (عام طور پر الکحل) کی خدمت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
草稿
从小桶中取出的一份饮料(通常是酒精)
🇯🇵Japanese
下書き
樽から汲み出された一杯分の飲み物(通常はアルコール飲料)
🇰🇷Korean
초안
술통에서 꺼낸 음료(보통 알코올)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bản nháp
một phần đồ uống (thường là rượu) được lấy từ thùng
🇹🇭Thai
ร่าง
เสิร์ฟเครื่องดื่ม (มักมีแอลกอฮอล์) จากถัง
🇮🇩Indonesian
draf
satu porsi minuman (biasanya beralkohol) yang diambil dari tong
🇵🇭Filipino
burador
isang serving ng inumin (karaniwan ay alcoholic) na kinuha mula sa isang keg
🇲🇾Malay
draf
hidangan minuman (biasanya alkohol) yang diambil dari tong
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مسودة
حصة من الشراب (عادةً ما يكون كحوليًا) مأخوذة من البرميل
🇮🇷Persian
پیش نویس
یک وعده نوشیدنی (معمولاً الکلی) که از یک بشکه گرفته می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
taslak
fıçıdan çekilen bir porsiyon içecek (genellikle alkollü)
🇮🇱Hebrew
טְיוּטָה
מנת משקה (בדרך כלל אלכוהולי) שנלקחה מחבית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'draught'?
The primary meaning of 'draught' is 'a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'draught' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'draught' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'draught' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'draught' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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