Other Definitions lot (enc)
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Lot| Noun | 1. | lot - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"good deal, great deal, hatful, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, quite a little, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew, slew, spate, stack, raft, batch, pile, plenty, heap, mass, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight | | | 2. | lot - a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake" | | | 3. | lot - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition" providence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for His creatures failure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" | | | 4. | lot - any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" | | | 5. | lot - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"car pool - a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers cohort - a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion) confederacy, conspiracy - a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose horsey set, horsy set - a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing jet set - a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure party, company - a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen" | | | 6. | lot - anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" | | | 7. | 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 destructionOld Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible Jew, Hebrew, Israelite - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties | | | Verb | 1. | lot - divide into lots, as of land, for example | | | 2. | lot - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, administer, allot, deal give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" reallot - alot again; "They were realloted additional farm land" deal - distribute to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?" apply, give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" | |
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