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draught

The correct spelling is draught.

How to pronounce draught

/dɹɑːft/
noun

IPA: /dɹɑːft/

Say it like: Drau-ght

The correct spelling is draught. A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle. For example: "She took a deep draft from the bottle of water."

Usage Examples

She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.

His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.

He left the country to avoid the draft.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
  2. 2.Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
  3. 3.An act of drinking.
  4. 4.The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
  5. 5.A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.)

verb

  1. 1.To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
  2. 2.To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
  3. 3.To write a law.
  4. 4.To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
  5. 5.To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.

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