lot

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Pronunciation
/lɒt/
/lɑt/
Noun
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

A large quantity or number; a great deal.

Synonyms
load mass pile
Example Sentences
  • lots of people think so
2 Definition

A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.

Synonyms
batch collection group set
Example Sentences
  • a lot of stationery
3 Definition

One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.

4 Definition

A number of people taken collectively.

Synonyms
crowd gang group
Example Sentences
  • a bad lot
5 Definition

A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.

Synonyms
allotment parcel plot
Example Sentences
  • a building lot in a city
6 Definition

That which happens without human design or forethought.

Synonyms
accident chance destiny fate fortune
7 Definition

Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.

Example Sentences
  • to cast lots
8 Definition

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

9 Definition

A prize in a lottery.

Synonyms
prize
10 Definition

Allotment; lottery.

11 Definition

(definite, the lot) All members of a set; everything.

Example Sentences
  • If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.
12 Definition

An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.

Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To allot; to sort; to apportion.

2 Definition

To count or reckon (on or upon).