 lot |
||
| 1. | [ noun ] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | |
| Synonyms: | mass good_deal great_deal pile plenty heap sight deal whole_lot mint flock quite_a_little raft pot slew stack mickle mess wad spate peck tidy_sum muckle hatful whole_slew batch | |
| Examples: | : "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" |
|
| Related terms: | large_indefinite_quantity flood jam heap | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (geography) a parcel of land having fixed boundaries | |
| Examples: | "he bought a lot on the lake" |
|
| Related terms: | tract parking_lot vacant_lot | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an unofficial association of people or groups | |
| Synonyms: | band circle set | |
| Examples: | "the smart set goes there" "they were an angry lot" |
|
| Related terms: | social_group party conspiracy clique Four_Hundred car_pool jet_set horsy_set cohort | |
| 4. | [ noun ] anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random | |
| Synonyms: | draw | |
| Examples: | "the luck of the draw" "they drew lots for it" |
|
| Related terms: | object draw | |
| 5. | [ noun ] your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | |
| Synonyms: | luck circumstances fate fortune portion destiny | |
| Examples: | : "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" |
|
| Related terms: | condition condition good_fortune misfortune failure providence | |
| 6. | [ noun ] any collection in its entirety | |
| Synonyms: | bunch caboodle | |
| Examples: | "she bought the whole caboodle" |
|
| Related terms: | collection | |
| 7. | [ verb ] divide into lots, as of land, for example | |
| Related terms: | divide | |
| 8. | [ verb ] administer or bestow, as in small portions | |
| Synonyms: | distribute deal dispense administer allot dole_out dish_out deal_out parcel_out shell_out mete_out | |
| Examples: | "administer critical remarks to everyone present" "dole out some money" "shell out pocket money for the children" "deal a blow to someone" |
|
| Related terms: | give assign give deal reallot dispenser allotment dispenser deal allocator distributor | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (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 | |
| Related terms: | Jew Old_Testament | |
| Similar spelling: |
Lout Lott loti Loth Lota loot Loht Louth lotto Lotti lotte loath Lottie loathe Loyd Loud Lodi lode load Loudy Loida |
|
