Drawing vs. Draught

Drawing and Draught Definitions
Drawing
The act or an instance of drawing.
Draught
Variant of draft.
Drawing
The art of representing objects or forms on a surface chiefly by means of lines.
Draught
In its various senses.
Drawing
A work produced by this art.
Draught
(British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
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Drawing
Present participle of draw
Draught
(Australia) Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.
Drawing
A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
Draught
A mild vesicatory.
Drawing
The act of producing such a picture.
Draught
(obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
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Drawing
Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
Draught
Any picture or drawing.
Drawing
The process of drawing or pulling something.
Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water.
Draught
A sudden attack upon an enemy.
Drawing
An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.
Draught
(UK) draft
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Drawing
A small portion of tea for steeping.
Draught
The act of drawing or pulling
A general custom of using oxen for all sort of draught would be, perhaps, the greatest improvement.
Drawing
The act of pulling, or attracting.
Draught
The drawing of a bowstring.
She sent an arrow forth with mighty draught.
Drawing
The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in tints used not to represent the colors of natural objects, but for effect only, and produced with hard material such as pencil, chalk, etc.; delineation; also, the figure or representation drawn.
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.
Drawing
The process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering, or, as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal, by pulling them through dies.
Draught
Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.
Upon the draught of a pond, not one fish was left.
Drawing
The process of pulling out and elongating the sliver from the carding machine, by revolving rollers, to prepare it for spinning.
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.
Drawing
The distribution of prizes and blanks in a lottery.
Draught
That which draws
Drawing
An illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book or magazine;
It is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7
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.
Drawing
A representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines;
Drawings of abstract forms
He did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures
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.
Drawing
The creation of artistic drawings;
He learned drawing from his father
Draught
Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw; traction.
The Hertfordshire wheel plow . . . is of the easiest draught.
Drawing
Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots
Draught
A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy.
By drawing sudden draughts upon the enemy when he looketh not for you.
Drawing
Act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source;
The drawing of water from the well
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.
Drawing
The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
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.
Draught
An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See Draft, 4.
Draught
A move, as at chess or checkers.
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.
Draught
Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks.
Draught
Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air.
Draught
Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.
Draught
Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in distinction from bottled; on draught; - said of ale, cider, and the like.
Draught
To draw out; to call forth. See Draft.
Draught
To diminish or exhaust by drawing.
The Parliament so often draughted and drained.
Draught
To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
Draught
A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
They served beer on draft
Draught
A large and hurried swallow;
He finished it at a single gulp
Draught
A current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
Draught
The depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
Draught
A dose of liquid medicine;
He took a sleeping draft
Draught
The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
Draught
Make a blueprint of