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LUCKY DIP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A selection or decision purely at random
Example:
their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("lucky dip" is a kind of...):
random sampling (the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of being selected)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("lucky dip" is a kind of...):
drawing; lottery (players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
