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lot
has definitions from the fields of geography,Old Testament,Judaism
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[ noun ] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
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" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)I spade lots of compost into their bed ; lacking that , decayed manure spread_over the bed is fine . (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)`` That 's a lot of hard earned money to lose '' , he says today . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geography) a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
Examples "he bought a lot on the lake" Used in print (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)To the extent that the problem is merely parking , an aggressive downtown management , like that of Lazarus_Brothers in Columbus , Ohio , can fight_back successfully by building a garage on the lot next_door . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)He trailed Ludie to the baseball_game in the lot on Kingston_Street near the Dutch_Reformed . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an unofficial association of people or groups
Examples "the smart set goes there" "they were an angry lot" Used in print (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)Whatever the unhappy inmates of such camps are like today , Dostoevsky 's companions were about as grim a lot as can be imagined . Related terms social_group party conspiracy clique Four_Hundred car_pool jet_set horsy_set cohort |
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[ noun ] anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
Synonyms Examples "the luck of the draw" "they drew lots for it" Used in print (Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)Each Friday one manager is chosen by lot to stay late and load the equipment on a truck . Since the choice is by lot each_week , the outcomes of different trials are independent . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)The glorious news had been held_up pending Heavenly confirmation of the elevation of a new Supreme_Bishop , Huey_Short - a candidate accepted by the Boone faction after lots had been cast repeatedly . |
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[ noun ] your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
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" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)For Larkin is already wonderfully contented with his lot . Related terms condition condition good_fortune misfortune failure providence |
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[ noun ] any collection in its entirety
Examples "she bought the whole caboodle" Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Then , having wrapped the lot in an afghan my dog customarily slept on , you lammed out the front_door , considerately leaving it open for neighbors to discover . Related terms |
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[ verb ] divide into lots, as of land, for example
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[ verb ] administer or bestow, as in small portions
Examples "administer critical remarks to everyone present" "dole out some money" "shell out pocket money for the children" "deal a blow to someone" |
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[ 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
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