to cast lots (also †lot): to throw lots (esp. into or from a receptacle) in order to make a decision, foretell the future, etc.; (more generally) to…

to draw lots (also †lot): to select one or more of a set of lots from a receptacle at random, in order to make a decision, foretell the future, etc…

intransitive. To draw or cast lots (for something). Obsolete.

A folded paper inscribed with the name of a person to be drawn as a valentine. to draw valentines, to draw lots for this or other reasons.

transitive and intransitive. To select (one or more items) at random from a number of similar items, in order to determine which of a group of…

Used as a means of deciding something by chance (lit. by choosing the shortest (or longest) from among several straws held so as to conceal one end)…

to draw short and long: to draw lots by means of straws, etc. of different lengths.