swallow vs draught

draught vs swallow

swallow and draught both are nouns.

swallow and draught both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swallow	Yes	No	Yes	No
draught	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, draught is a hyponym of swallow; that is, draught is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than swallow:

swallow: the act of swallowing
draught: a large and hurried swallow

Other hyponyms of swallow include aerophagia, draft, gulp, swig, sip.

swallow (noun)	draught (noun)
the act of swallowing	the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations	a large and hurried swallow
a small amount of liquid food	a dose of liquid medicine
	the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
	a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
	a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)

swallow (verb)	draught (verb)
believe or accept without questioning or challenge	make a blueprint of
keep from expressing
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
take back what one has said
utter unclearly
engulf and destroy
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

Difference between swallow and draught

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