Australian English Meaning of lot

a lot

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Definitions and Meaning of lot in English

Wordnet

lot (n)

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

a parcel of land having fixed boundaries

an unofficial association of people or groups

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

any collection in its entirety

(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

Wordnet

lot (v)

divide into lots, as of land, for example

administer or bestow, as in small portions

Webster

lot (n.)

That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots.

The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.

A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.

A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.

A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so.

A prize in a lottery.

Webster

lot (v. t.)

To allot; to sort; to portion.

FAQs About the word lot

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