A competition based on chance, in which numbered tickets are sold and prizes are given to the holders of numbers drawn at random; esp. such a…

The action of rifle, v.2; an instance of this.

Originally: a form of lottery in which a prize is awarded to one person among a number who have each paid a certain part of its real or assumed…

A lottery; esp. (the name of) any of various state lotteries.

The outcome or result of drawing lots; esp. the schedule of fixtures or order of play in a tournament, as decided by drawing lots. Cf. draw sheet, n.2

In extended use. A game of chance; a lottery. Frequently with modifying word.

colloquial. In extended use with reference to the idea of losing money, typically with the (humorous)… An act of betting or gambling; a game of…

dialect. A raffle.

A game of dice; a raffle. Cf. shake, n.1 2g.