draught
/dɹɑːft//dɹæft/noun
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A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
An act of drinking.
The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
Example: She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
verb
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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.
Example: He was drafted during the Vietnam War.
noun
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A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.
A mild vesicatory.
An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.