draughts

== English == === Alternative forms === (game): drafts (archaic) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɹɑːfts/ (General American, Canada) enPR: drăfts, IPA(key): /dɹæfts/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /dɹɐːfts/, /dɹaːfts/ Rhymes: -ɑːfts, -æfts Homophone: drafts === Noun === draughts plural of draught === Noun === draughts (uncountable) (board games, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces. Synonym: (US, Canada) checkers Hyponym: Turkish draughts Meronym: draughtsman A mild vesicatory. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === draughts third-person singular simple present indicative of draught