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Fraught vs Draft - What's the difference?

fraught | draft |

As nouns the difference between fraught and draft

is that fraught is (obsolete) the hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo while draft is an early version of a written work.

As verbs the difference between fraught and draft

is that fraught is to load (a ship, cargo etc) while draft is to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.

As adjectives the difference between fraught and draft

is that fraught is (of a cargo-carrier) laden while draft is (not comparable) referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

fraught

English

Noun

(-)
  • (obsolete) The hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo.
  • (obsolete) Money paid to hire a ship or boat to transport cargo; freight
  • fraught money .
  • (obsolete) The transportation of goods, especially in a ship or boat.
  • (obsolete) A ship's cargo, lading or freight.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • (Scotland) A load; a burden.
  • (Scotland) Two bucketfuls (of water).
  • Derived terms

    * fraught-free

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To load (a ship, cargo etc.).
  • * 1610 , , by Shakespeare
  • Had I been any god of power, I would / Have sunk the sea within the earth, or e'er / It should the good ship so have swallow'd and / The fraughting souls within her.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a cargo-carrier) Laden.
  • * Shakespeare
  • a vessel of our country richly fraught
  • Furnished, equipped.
  • Loaded up, charged or accompanied.
  • * South
  • a discourse fraught with all the commending excellences of speech
  • * I. Taylor
  • enterprises fraught with world-wide benefits
  • * 2005 , .
  • all these matters are fraught with paradox, just as they always have been
  • Distressed.
  • a fraught relationship
  • * '>citation
  • References

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    draft

    English

    (see draught)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An early version of a written work
  • I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
  • A preliminary sketch, rough outline
  • His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
  • (nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship [also spelled draught].
  • A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle [also spelled draught].
  • Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
  • A cheque, an order for money to be paid
  • An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow [also spelled draught]
  • She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
  • conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
  • He left the country to avoid the draft .
  • (sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams
  • (rail transport) the pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
  • Synonyms

    * (mouthful of liquid) See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
  • to write a law
  • to conscript a person, force a person to serve in the military
  • * He was drafted during the Vietnam War.
  • to select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
  • * The calves were drafted from the cows.
  • (politics) to force or convince a person to take an elected position they are not interested in
  • * They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
  • (sports) to select a rookie player onto a professional sports team
  • * After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
  • To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.
  • the act of drawing fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled
  • I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.

    Noun

    (nb-noun-n3)
  • nautical chart
  • Usage notes

    Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer [http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/ordboksoek/ordbok.cgi?OPP=draft&sourceid=Mozilla-search].

    Synonyms

    * * kystkart ----