Definition of draught

• n. - The act of drawing or pulling
• n. - The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like.
• n. - The drawing of a bowstring.
• n. - Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.
• n. - The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat; the act of drinking.
• n. - A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy.
• n. - The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see Draft, n., 2)
• n. - The act of drawing up, marking out, or delineating; representation.
• n. - That which is drawn
• n. - That which is taken by sweeping with a net.
• n. - The force drawn; a detachment; -- in this sense usually written draft.
• n. - The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or potation.
• n. - A sketch, outline, or representation, whether written, designed, or drawn; a delineation.
• n. - An order for the payment of money; -- in this sense almost always written draft.
• n. - A current of air moving through an inclosed place, as through a room or up a chimney.
• n. - That which draws
• n. - A team of oxen or horses.
• n. - A sink or drain; a privy.
• n. - A mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply draughts to the feet.
• n. - Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw; traction.
• n. - 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.
• n. - An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See Draft, 4.
• n. - A move, as at chess or checkers.
• n. - The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold.
• n. - See Draft, n., 7.
• a. - Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks.
• a. - Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air.
• a. - Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.
• a. - Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale, cider, and the like.
• v. t. - To draw out; to call forth. See Draft.
• v. t. - To diminish or exhaust by drawing.
• v. t. - To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.