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 lot lot /ˈlɔt/

noun

  1. () (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent  ( batch , hatful , mess , mickle [Archaic] , mountain , muckle , passel [American] , peck , pot , deal , flock , heap , mint , quite a little , raft , sight , slew , spate , stack , tidy sum , wad , good deal , great deal , lot , mass , pile [Informal] , plenty )
    (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent
     A batch of letters
    a batch of letters
     A deal of trouble
    a deal of trouble
     A lot of money
    a lot of money
     He made a mint on the stock market
    he made a mint on the stock market
     See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
    see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
     It must have cost plenty
    it must have cost plenty
     A slew of journalists
    a slew of journalists
     A wad of money
    a wad of money
  2. () A parcel of land having fixed boundaries  ( lot )
    a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
     He bought a lot on the lake
    he bought a lot on the lake
  3. () An unofficial association of people or groups  ( set , lot , circle , band )
    an unofficial association of people or groups
     The smart set goes there
    the smart set goes there
     They were an angry lot
    they were an angry lot
  4. () Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random  ( draw , lot )
    anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
     The luck of the draw
    the luck of the draw
     They drew lots for it
    they drew lots for it
  5. () Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)  ( destiny , portion , circs [Informal, British] , circumstances , fate , fortune , lot , luck )
    your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
     Whatever my fortune may be
    whatever my fortune may be
     Deserved a better fate
    deserved a better fate
     Has a happy lot
    has a happy lot
     The luck of the Irish
    the luck of the Irish
     A victim of circumstances
    a victim of circumstances
     Success that was her portion
    success that was her portion
  6. () Any collection in its entirety  ( caboodle [Informal] , bunch , lot )
    any collection in its entirety
     She bought the whole caboodle
    she bought the whole caboodle

verb

  1. Administer or bestow, as in small portions  ( deal out , dish out , lot , administer , allot , dole out , mete out , parcel out , shell out , deal , dispense , distribute )
    administer or bestow, as in small portions
     Administer critical remarks to everyone present
    administer critical remarks to everyone present
     Dole out some money
    dole out some money
     Shell out pocket money for the children
    shell out pocket money for the children
     Deal a blow to someone
    deal a blow to someone
     The machine dispenses soft drinks
    the machine dispenses soft drinks
  2. Divide into lots, as of land, for example  ( lot )
    divide into lots, as of land, for example

 Lot

    noun

    1. (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction  ( Lot )
      (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
       Lot's family fled the destruction of Sodom, but his wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt.
      Lot's family fled the destruction of Sodom, but his wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt.