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1 draw/cast lots
(to decide who is to do etc something by drawing names out of a box etc: Five of us drew lots for the two pop-concert tickets.) traukti burtus -
2 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) piešti2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) traukti3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) trauktis, artėti4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) sužaisti lygiosiomis5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) gauti6) (to open or close (curtains).) atitraukti7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) pritraukti2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) lygiosios2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakcionas3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) loterijos lošimas, burtų traukimas4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) traukimas•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
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3 lot
[lot]1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) dalia, likimas2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) rinkinys, komplektas, sklypas3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) aukcione parduodamas daiktas/daiktų partija•- lots- a lot
- draw/cast lots
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draw/cast lots — DECIDE RANDOMLY, spin/toss a coin, throw dice, draw straws. → lot … Useful english dictionary
cast lots (for something do something) — draw/cast ˈlots (for sth/to do sth) idiom to choose sb/sth by lot • They drew lots for the right to go first. Main entry: ↑lotidiom … Useful english dictionary
cast lots (for to do something) — draw/cast ˈlots (for sth/to do sth) idiom to choose sb/sth by lot • They drew lots for the right to go first. Main entry: ↑lotidiom … Useful english dictionary
draw (or cast) lots — decide by lot. → lot … English new terms dictionary
cast lots — ► draw (or cast) lots decide by lot. Main Entry: ↑lot … English terms dictionary
cast lots — phrasal : to draw or use lots to determine a matter by chance * * * cast lots see under ↑lot • • • Main Entry: ↑cast * * * see lot * * * cast lots see ↑lot • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
draw or cast lots — idi draw or cast lots, to settle a question by the use of lots … From formal English to slang
To cast lots — Lot Lot (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle[ o]tan to cast lots, OS. hl[=o]t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l[=o]z, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. {Allot}, {Lotto}, {Lottery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which happens without human… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cast lots — phrasal to draw lots to determine a matter by chance … New Collegiate Dictionary
cast lots — See draw lots … Thesaurus of popular words
draw lots (for something do something) — draw/cast ˈlots (for sth/to do sth) idiom to choose sb/sth by lot • They drew lots for the right to go first. Main entry: ↑lotidiom … Useful english dictionary
