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By Daniel Lopez
•That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.•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.•The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.•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.•A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.•A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so.•A prize in a lottery.•To allot; to sort; to portion.