| slovo | definícia |
lots
(mass) | lots
- veľa |
lots
(encz) | lots,losy n: pl. jak256 |
lots
(encz) | lots,moc |
lots
(encz) | lots,spousta Pavel Machek; Giza |
lots
(wn) | lots
adv 1: to a very great degree or extent; "I feel a lot better";
"we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much
interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a
lot}, lots, a good deal, a great deal, much,
very much]
n 1: a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she
amassed stacks of newspapers" [syn: tons, dozens,
heaps, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads,
rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads,
lashings] |
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autopilots
(encz) | autopilots,autopiloti n: pl. |
ballots
(encz) | ballots,tajně hlasuje v: Zdeněk Brožballots,tajné volby Zdeněk Brož |
casting lots
(encz) | casting lots, n: |
drawing lots
(encz) | drawing lots, n: |
flotsam
(encz) | flotsam,plující trosky n: čl PetrVflotsam,pobuda n: člověk bez trvalého bydliště PetrVflotsam,ztroskotanci n: čl PetrV |
lots of
(encz) | lots of,hodně lots of,spousta Ivo Karafiat |
pilots
(encz) | pilots,piloti n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
plots
(encz) | plots,parcely n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
slots
(encz) | slots,otvory n: pl. Zdeněk Brožslots,štěrbiny n: pl. Zdeněk Brožslots,výřezy n: pl. Zdeněk Brožslots,zářezy n: pl. Zdeněk Brožslots,zástrčky n: pl. Zdeněk Brožslots,žlábky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
lots and lots of thunderous/thundering applause
(czen) | Lots and Lots of Thunderous/Thundering Applause,LLTA[zkr.] |
press lots of keys to abort
(czen) | Press Lots Of Keys To Abort,PLOKTA[zkr.] |
Flotsam
(gcide) | Flotsam \Flot"sam\, Flotson \Flot"son\, n. [F. flotter to float.
See FFlotilla, and cf. Jetsam.] (Law)
Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in
distinction from jetsam or jetson. --Blackstone.
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Flotson
(gcide) | Flotsam \Flot"sam\, Flotson \Flot"son\, n. [F. flotter to float.
See FFlotilla, and cf. Jetsam.] (Law)
Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in
distinction from jetsam or jetson. --Blackstone.
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To cast lots
(gcide) | Lot \Lot\ (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle['i]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.]
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1. That which happens without human design or forethought;
chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
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But save my life, which lot before your foot doth
lay. --Spenser.
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2. 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 lot is cast into the lap, but the whole
disposing thereof is of the Lord. --Prov. xvi.
33.
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If we draw lots, he speeds. --Shak.
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3. The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by
chance, or without his planning.
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O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot's
Enough to bear. --Milton.
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He was but born to try
The lot of man -- to suffer and to die. --Pope.
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4. A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively;
all objects sold in a single purchase transaction; as, a
lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people;
as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.
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I, this winter, met with a very large lot of English
heads, chiefly of the reign of James I. --Walpole.
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5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a
field; as, a building lot in a city.
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The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of
New York. --Kent.
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6. A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a
lot of money; to waste a lot of time on line; lots of
people think so. [Colloq.]
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He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London
by a lot of business. --W. Black.
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7. A prize in a lottery. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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To cast in one's lot with, to share the fortunes of.
To cast lots, to use or throw a die, or some other
instrument, by the unforeseen turn or position of which,
an event is by previous agreement determined.
To draw lots, to determine an event, or make a decision, by
drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed
from the drawer.
To pay scot and lot, to pay taxes according to one's
ability. See Scot.
[1913 Webster]Cast \Cast\ (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cast; p. pr. & vb.
n. Casting.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin
to L. gerere to bear, carry. E. jest.]
1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to
impel.
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Uzziah prepared . . . slings to cast stones. --2
Chron. xxvi.
14.
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Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. --Acts.
xii. 8.
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We must be cast upon a certain island. --Acts.
xxvii. 26.
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2. To direct or turn, as the eyes.
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How earnestly he cast his eyes upon me! --Shak.
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3. To drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot.
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4. To throw down, as in wrestling. --Shak.
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5. To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.
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Thine enemies shall cast a trench [bank] about thee.
--Luke xix.
48.
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6. To throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose.
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His filth within being cast. --Shak.
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Neither shall your vine cast her fruit. --Mal. iii.
11
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The creatures that cast the skin are the snake, the
viper, etc. --Bacon.
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7. To bring forth prematurely; to slink.
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Thy she-goats have not cast their young. --Gen. xxi.
38.
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8. To throw out or emit; to exhale. [Obs.]
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This . . . casts a sulphureous smell. --Woodward.
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9. To cause to fall; to shed; to reflect; to throw; as, to
cast a ray upon a screen; to cast light upon a subject.
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10. To impose; to bestow; to rest.
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The government I cast upon my brother. --Shak.
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Cast thy burden upon the Lord. --Ps. iv. 22.
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11. To dismiss; to discard; to cashier. [Obs.]
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The state can not with safety cast him.
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12. To compute; to reckon; to calculate; as, to cast a
horoscope. "Let it be cast and paid." --Shak.
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You cast the event of war, my noble lord. --Shak.
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13. To contrive; to plan. [Archaic]
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The cloister . . . had, I doubt not, been cast for
[an orange-house]. --Sir W.
Temple.
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14. To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict;
as, to be cast in damages.
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She was cast to be hanged. --Jeffrey.
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Were the case referred to any competent judge, they
would inevitably be cast. --Dr. H. More.
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15. To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to
make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice.
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How much interest casts the balance in cases
dubious! --South.
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16. To form into a particular shape, by pouring liquid metal
or other material into a mold; to fashion; to found; as,
to cast bells, stoves, bullets.
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17. (Print.) To stereotype or electrotype.
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18. To fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play
among actors; also to assign (an actor) for a part.
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Our parts in the other world will be new cast.
--Addison.
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To cast anchor (Naut.) See under Anchor.
To cast a horoscope, to calculate it.
To cast a horse, sheep, or other animal, to throw with
the feet upwards, in such a manner as to prevent its
rising again.
To cast a shoe, to throw off or lose a shoe, said of a
horse or ox.
To cast aside, to throw or push aside; to neglect; to
reject as useless or inconvenient.
To cast away.
(a) To throw away; to lavish; to waste. "Cast away a
life" --Addison.
(b) To reject; to let perish. "Cast away his people."
--Rom. xi. 1. "Cast one away." --Shak.
(c) To wreck. "Cast away and sunk." --Shak.
To cast by, to reject; to dismiss or discard; to throw
away.
To cast down, to throw down; to destroy; to deject or
depress, as the mind. "Why art thou cast down. O my soul?"
--Ps. xiii. 5.
To cast forth, to throw out, or eject, as from an inclosed
place; to emit; to send out.
To cast in one's lot with, to share the fortunes of.
To cast in one's teeth, to upbraid or abuse one for; to
twin.
To cast lots. See under Lot.
To cast off.
(a) To discard or reject; to drive away; to put off; to
free one's self from.
(b) (Hunting) To leave behind, as dogs; also, to set
loose, or free, as dogs. --Crabb.
(c) (Naut.) To untie, throw off, or let go, as a rope.
To cast off copy, (Print.), to estimate how much printed
matter a given amount of copy will make, or how large the
page must be in order that the copy may make a given
number of pages.
To cast one's self on or To cast one's self upon to yield
or submit one's self unreservedly to, as to the mercy of
another.
To cast out, to throw out; to eject, as from a house; to
cast forth; to expel; to utter.
To cast the lead (Naut.), to sound by dropping the lead to
the bottom.
To cast the water (Med.), to examine the urine for signs of
disease. [Obs.].
To cast up.
(a) To throw up; to raise.
(b) To compute; to reckon, as the cost.
(c) To vomit.
(d) To twit with; to throw in one's teeth.
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To cut lots
(gcide) | Cut \Cut\ (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cut; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cutting.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic
origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta
bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten,
curtail, dock, cutach short, docked, cut a bobtail, piece,
Ir. cut a short tail, cutach bobtailed. Cf. Coot.]
1. To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp
instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to
divide.
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You must cut this flesh from off his breast. --Shak.
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Before the whistling winds the vessels fly,
With rapid swiftness cut the liquid way. --Pope.
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2. To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering;
to hew; to mow or reap.
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Thy servants can skill to cut timer. --2. Chron.
ii. 8
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3. To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as,
to cut the hair; to cut the nails.
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4. To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse.
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5. To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing,
etc.; to carve; to hew out.
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Why should a man. whose blood is warm within,
Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster? --Shak.
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Loopholes cut through thickest shade. --Milton.
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6. To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce;
to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick.
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The man was cut to the heart. --Addison.
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7. To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right
angles.
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8. To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in
the street; to cut one's acquaintance. [Colloq.]
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9. To absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a
recitation. etc. [Colloq.]
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An English tradesman is always solicitous to cut the
shop whenever he can do so with impunity. --Thomas
Hamilton.
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10. (Cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a
chopping movement of the bat.
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11. (Billiards, etc.) To drive (an object ball) to either
side by hitting it fine on the other side with the cue
ball or another object ball.
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12. (Lawn Tennis, etc.) To strike (a ball) with the racket
inclined or struck across the ball so as to put a certain
spin on the ball.
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13. (Croquet) To drive (a ball) to one side by hitting with
another ball.
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To cut a caper. See under Caper.
To cut the cards, to divide a pack of cards into portions,
in order to determine the deal or the trump, or to change
the cards to be dealt.
To cut both ways, to have effects both advantageous and
disadvantageous.
To cut corners, to deliberately do an incomplete or
imperfect job in order to save time or money.
To cut a dash or To cut a figure, to make a display of
oneself; to give a conspicuous impression. [Colloq.]
To cut down.
(a) To sever and cause to fall; to fell; to prostrate.
"Timber . . . cut down in the mountains of Cilicia."
--Knolles.
(b) To put down; to abash; to humble. [Obs] "So great is
his natural eloquence, that he cuts down the finest
orator." --Addison
(c) To lessen; to retrench; to curtail; as, to cut down
expenses.
(d) (Naut.) To raze; as, to cut down a frigate into a
sloop.
To cut the knot or To cut the Gordian knot, to dispose of
a difficulty summarily; to solve it by prompt, arbitrary
action, rather than by skill or patience.
To cut lots, to determine lots by cuttings cards; to draw
lots.
To cut off.
(a) To sever; to separate.
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I would to God, . . .
The king had cut off my brother's. --Shak.
(b) To put an untimely death; to put an end to; to
destroy. "Iren[ae]us was likewise cut off by
martyrdom." --Addison.
(c) To interrupt; as, to cut off communication; to cut
off (the flow of) steam from (the boiler to) a steam
engine.
(d) To intercept; as,, to cut off an enemy's retreat.
(e) To end; to finish; as, to cut off further debate.
To cut out.
(a) To remove by cutting or carving; as, to cut out a
piece from a board.
(b) To shape or form by cutting; as, to cut out a
garment. " A large forest cut out into walks."
--Addison.
(c) To scheme; to contrive; to prepare; as, to cut out
work for another day. "Every man had cut out a place
for himself." --Addison.
(d) To step in and take the place of; to supplant; as, to
cut out a rival. [Colloq.]
(e) To debar. "I am cut out from anything but common
acknowledgments." --Pope.
(f) To seize and carry off (a vessel) from a harbor, or
from under the guns of an enemy.
(g) to separate from the midst of a number; as, to cut
out a steer from a herd; to cut out a car from a
train.
(h) to discontinue; as, to cut out smoking.
To cut to pieces.
(a) To cut into pieces; as, to cut cloth to pieces.
(b) To slaughter; as, to cut an army to pieces.
To cut a play (Drama), to shorten it by leaving out
passages, to adapt it for the stage.
To cut rates (Railroads, etc.), to reduce the charges for
transportation below the rates established between
competing lines.
To cut short, to arrest or check abruptly; to bring to a
sudden termination. "Achilles cut him short, and thus
replied." --Dryden.
To cut stick, to make off clandestinely or precipitately.
[Slang]
To cut teeth, to put forth teeth; to have the teeth pierce
through the gum and appear.
To have cut one's eyeteeth, to be sharp and knowing.
[Colloq.]
To cut one's wisdom teeth, to come to years of discretion.
To cut under, to undersell; as, to cut under a competitor
in trade; more commonly referred to as undercut.
To cut up.
(a) To cut to pieces; as, to cut up an animal, or bushes.
(b) To damage or destroy; to injure; to wound; as, to cut
up a book or its author by severe criticism. "This
doctrine cuts up all government by the roots."
--Locke.
(c) To afflict; to discourage; to demoralize; as, the
death of his friend cut him up terribly. [Colloq.]
--Thackeray.
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To draw lots
(gcide) | Lot \Lot\ (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle['i]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.]
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1. That which happens without human design or forethought;
chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
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But save my life, which lot before your foot doth
lay. --Spenser.
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2. 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 lot is cast into the lap, but the whole
disposing thereof is of the Lord. --Prov. xvi.
33.
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If we draw lots, he speeds. --Shak.
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3. The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by
chance, or without his planning.
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O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot's
Enough to bear. --Milton.
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He was but born to try
The lot of man -- to suffer and to die. --Pope.
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4. A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively;
all objects sold in a single purchase transaction; as, a
lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people;
as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.
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I, this winter, met with a very large lot of English
heads, chiefly of the reign of James I. --Walpole.
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5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a
field; as, a building lot in a city.
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The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of
New York. --Kent.
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6. A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a
lot of money; to waste a lot of time on line; lots of
people think so. [Colloq.]
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He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London
by a lot of business. --W. Black.
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7. A prize in a lottery. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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To cast in one's lot with, to share the fortunes of.
To cast lots, to use or throw a die, or some other
instrument, by the unforeseen turn or position of which,
an event is by previous agreement determined.
To draw lots, to determine an event, or make a decision, by
drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed
from the drawer.
To pay scot and lot, to pay taxes according to one's
ability. See Scot.
[1913 Webster]draw \draw\ (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. Drew (dr[udd]); p. p.
Drawn (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Drawing.] [OE.
dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to
Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to
OS. dragan to bear, carry, D. dragen, G. tragen, Goth.
dragan; cf. Skr. dhraj to move along, glide; and perh. akin
to Skr. dhar to hold, bear. [root]73. Cf. 2d Drag, Dray a
cart, 1st Dredge.]
1. To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance
of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to
cause to follow.
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He cast him down to ground, and all along
Drew him through dirt and mire without remorse.
--Spenser.
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He hastened to draw the stranger into a private
room. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the
judgment seats? --James ii. 6.
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The arrow is now drawn to the head. --Atterbury.
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2. To influence to move or tend toward one's self; to
exercise an attracting force upon; to call towards itself;
to attract; hence, to entice; to allure; to induce.
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The poet
Did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones, and
floods. --Shak.
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All eyes you draw, and with the eyes the heart.
--Dryden.
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3. To cause to come out for one's use or benefit; to extract;
to educe; to bring forth; as:
(a) To bring or take out, or to let out, from some
receptacle, as a stick or post from a hole, water from
a cask or well, etc.
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The drew out the staves of the ark. --2 Chron.
v. 9.
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Draw thee waters for the siege. --Nahum iii.
14.
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I opened the tumor by the point of a lancet
without drawing one drop of blood. --Wiseman.
(b) To pull from a sheath, as a sword.
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I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy
them. --Ex. xv. 9.
(c) To extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive.
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Spirits, by distillations, may be drawn out of
vegetable juices, which shall flame and fume of
themselves. --Cheyne.
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Until you had drawn oaths from him. --Shak.
(d) To obtain from some cause or origin; to infer from
evidence or reasons; to deduce from premises; to
derive.
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We do not draw the moral lessons we might from
history. --Burke.
(e) To take or procure from a place of deposit; to call
for and receive from a fund, or the like; as, to draw
money from a bank.
(f) To take from a box or wheel, as a lottery ticket; to
receive from a lottery by the drawing out of the
numbers for prizes or blanks; hence, to obtain by good
fortune; to win; to gain; as, he drew a prize.
(g) To select by the drawing of lots.
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Provided magistracies were filled by men freely
chosen or drawn. --Freeman.
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4. To remove the contents of; as:
(a) To drain by emptying; to suck dry.
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Sucking and drawing the breast dischargeth the
milk as fast as it can generated. --Wiseman.
(b) To extract the bowels of; to eviscerate; as, to draw a
fowl; to hang, draw, and quarter a criminal.
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In private draw your poultry, clean your tripe.
--King.
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5. To take into the lungs; to inhale; to inspire; hence,
also, to utter or produce by an inhalation; to heave.
"Where I first drew air." --Milton.
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Drew, or seemed to draw, a dying groan. --Dryden.
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6. To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch;
to extend, as a mass of metal into wire.
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How long her face is drawn! --Shak.
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And the huge Offa's dike which he drew from the
mouth of Wye to that of Dee. --J. R. Green.
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7. To run, extend, or produce, as a line on any surface;
hence, also, to form by marking; to make by an instrument
of delineation; to produce, as a sketch, figure, or
picture.
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8. To represent by lines drawn; to form a sketch or a picture
of; to represent by a picture; to delineate; hence, to
represent by words; to depict; to describe.
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A flattering painter who made it his care
To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are.
--Goldsmith.
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Can I, untouched, the fair one's passions move,
Or thou draw beauty and not feel its power? --Prior.
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9. To write in due form; to prepare a draught of; as, to draw
a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange.
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Clerk, draw a deed of gift. --Shak.
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10. To require (so great a depth, as of water) for floating;
-- said of a vessel; to sink so deep in (water); as, a
ship draws ten feet of water.
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11. To withdraw. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Go wash thy face, and draw the action. --Shak.
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12. To trace by scent; to track; -- a hunting term.
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13. (Games)
(a) (Cricket) To play (a short-length ball directed at
the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect
the ball between the legs and the wicket.
(b) (Golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so
that it is deflected toward the left.
(c) (Billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center
so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it
to take a backward direction on striking another
ball.
(d) (Curling) To throw up (the stone) gently.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
14. To leave (a contest) undecided; as, the battle or game
was drawn. "Win, lose, or draw."
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Note: Draw, in most of its uses, retains some shade of its
original sense, to pull, to move forward by the
application of force in advance, or to extend in
length, and usually expresses an action as gradual or
continuous, and leisurely. We pour liquid quickly, but
we draw it in a continued stream. We force compliance
by threats, but we draw it by gradual prevalence. We
may write a letter with haste, but we draw a bill with
slow caution and regard to a precise form. We draw a
bar of metal by continued beating.
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To draw a bow, to bend the bow by drawing the string for
discharging the arrow.
To draw a cover, to clear a cover of the game it contains.
To draw a curtain, to cause a curtain to slide or move,
either closing or unclosing. "Night draws the curtain,
which the sun withdraws." --Herbert.
To draw a line, to fix a limit or boundary.
To draw back, to receive back, as duties on goods for
exportation.
To draw breath, to breathe. --Shak.
To draw cuts or To draw lots. See under Cut, n.
To draw in.
(a) To bring or pull in; to collect.
(b) To entice; to inveigle.
To draw interest, to produce or gain interest.
To draw off, to withdraw; to abstract. --Addison.
To draw on, to bring on; to occasion; to cause. "War which
either his negligence drew on, or his practices procured."
--Hayward.
To draw (one) out, to elicit cunningly the thoughts and
feelings of another.
To draw out, to stretch or extend; to protract; to spread
out. -- "Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all
generations?" --Ps. lxxxv. 5. "Linked sweetness long drawn
out." --Milton.
To draw over, to cause to come over, to induce to leave one
part or side for the opposite one.
To draw the longbow, to exaggerate; to tell preposterous
tales.
To draw (one) to or To draw (one) on to (something), to
move, to incite, to induce. "How many actions most
ridiculous hast thou been drawn to by thy fantasy?"
--Shak.
To draw up.
(a) To compose in due form; to draught; to form in
writing.
(b) To arrange in order, as a body of troops; to array.
"Drawn up in battle to receive the charge." --Dryden.
Syn: To Draw, Drag.
Usage: Draw differs from drag in this, that drag implies a
natural inaptitude for drawing, or positive
resistance; it is applied to things pulled or hauled
along the ground, or moved with toil or difficulty.
Draw is applied to all bodies moved by force in
advance, whatever may be the degree of force; it
commonly implies that some kind of aptitude or
provision exists for drawing. Draw is the more general
or generic term, and drag the more specific. We say,
the horses draw a coach or wagon, but they drag it
through mire; yet draw is properly used in both cases.
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To go cross lots
(gcide) | Cross \Cross\, prep.
Athwart; across. [Archaic or Colloq.]
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A fox was taking a walk one night cross a village.
--L'Estrange.
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To go cross lots, to go across the fields; to take a short
cut. [Colloq.]
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casting lots
(wn) | casting lots
n 1: making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles
etc.) that are thrown or drawn [syn: casting lots,
drawing lots, sortition] |
drawing lots
(wn) | drawing lots
n 1: making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles
etc.) that are thrown or drawn [syn: casting lots,
drawing lots, sortition] |
flotsam
(wn) | flotsam
n 1: the floating wreckage of a ship [syn: flotsam, jetsam] |
lots of mips but no i/o
(foldoc) | lots of MIPS but no I/O
Used to describe a person who is technically brilliant but
can't seem to communicate with human beings effectively.
Technically it describes a machine that has lots of processing
power but is bottlenecked on input-output (in 1991, the IBM
Rios, a.k.a. RS/6000, is a notorious recent example).
[Jargon File]
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lots of mips but no i/o
(jargon) | lots of MIPS but no I/O
adj.
Used to describe a person who is technically brilliant but can't seem to
communicate with human beings effectively. Technically it describes a
machine that has lots of processing power but is bottlenecked on
input-output (in 1991, the IBM Rios, a.k.a. RS/6000, was a notorious
example).
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FLOTSAM
(bouvier) | FLOTSAM, or FLOTSAN. A name for the goods which float upon the sea when a
ship is sunk, in distinction from Jetsam, (q.v.) and Legan. (q.v.) Bract.
lib. 2, c. 5; 5 Co. 106; Com. Dig. Wreck, A Bac. Ab. Court of Admiralty, B.
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