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That which happens without human design or forethought;
chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate. |
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Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in
determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as,
to cast or draw lots. |
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The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance,
or without his planning. |
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A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as,
a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry
lot; a bad lot. |
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A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a
field; as, a building lot in a city. |
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A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot
of money; lots of people think so. |
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A prize in a lottery. |
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To allot; to sort; to portion. |