lot Definition
lot (lät)
noun
- an object used in deciding a matter by chance, a number of these being placed in a container and then drawn or cast out at random one by one
- the use of such an object or objects in determining a matter to choose men by lot
- the decision or choice arrived at by this means, regarded as the verdict of chance
- what a person receives as the result of such a decision; share
- one's portion in life; fortune her unhappy lot
- a plot of ground; specif.,
- ☆ a subdivision of a block in a town or city
- ☆ a parcel of land in a cemetery
- a number of persons or things regarded as a group
- a quantity of material processed or manufactured at the same time
- Informal a great number or amount a lot of cars, lots of money
- Informal sort (of person or persons) he's a bad lot
- ☆ Film a studio with the surrounding area belonging to it; specif., the area used for outdoor filming
Etymology: ME < OE hlot, akin to Ger los, Du lot, ON hlutr, Goth hlauts < IE base *klēu-, a hook, forked branch > close, L clavis, key
transitive verb lot′·ted, lot′·ting
- to divide into lots
- Rare to allot
intransitive verb
to draw or cast lots
lot Idioms
a (whole) lot
a great deal; very much: considered somewhat informal by some a lot happier, a whole lot nicer
cast in one's lot with
or throw in one's lot withto take one's chances in association with; share the fortune of
draw lots
or cast lotsto decide an issue by using lots
the lot
Informal the whole of a quantity or number
Lot¹ Definition
Lot (lät)
noun
Bible Abraham's nephew, who, warned by two angels, fled from the doomed city of Sodom: his wife looked back to see the destruction and was turned into a pillar of salt: Gen. 19:1-26
Etymology: Heb Lōṭ
Lot² Definition
Lot (lō̂t)
river in S France, flowing west into the Garonne: c. 300 mi (483 km)
lot Synonyms
lot
n.
A small parcel of land
parcel, part, division, patch, clearing, piece of ground, plat, plot, field, tract, block, portion, allotment, apportionment, parking lot, piece, plottage, acreage; see also area 2, property 2.A number of individual items, usually alike
number, quantity, group, batch, set, order, consignment, requisition; see also shipment.Destiny
doom, portion, fate; see chance 1, destiny 1, doom 1. See syn. study at fate.*A great quantity
large amount, abundance, amplitude, considerable amount, plenitude, great numbers, bundle, bunch, cluster, group, pack, batch, large numbers, much, many, ever so much, quantities, enough and to spare, quite a lot, quite a bit, quite a sum, a good deal, oodles and gobs*, a whole bunch*, loads*, heaps*, zillion*, gobs*, oodles*; see also plenty.
cast (<strong><em>or</em> </strong>throw) in one's lot with
draw (<strong><em>or</em> </strong>cast) lots
lot Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- fun: We have a lot of fun - genuinely, " he says.
- money: You don't have to spend a lot of money to ensure elegance.
- stuff: We have lots of stuff, most of which we don't need.
- people: There's a lot of not very nice people around.
- thing: There are lots of things I would like to have the time for.
- time: Linux users tend to spend lots of time under Linux, they are a bit out of touch with the windows world.
Preposition: about
usability: He knows an awful lot about intranet usability and spends much of his time conducting accessibility evaluations of websites.
Converse of object
- spend: Linux users tend to spend lots of time under Linux, they are a bit out of touch with the windows world.
- learn: We can also learn a lot from these sites.
- do: Or he could do a lot of damage beating someone over the head with a nearby small child.
- have: You will have a lot of support on the day to help carry you round.
- get: I get an awful lot of requests to add links to the main site.
- put: I will make an effort to put a lot of new material on the collaborative website to support it.
Adjective modifier
- awful: I get an awful lot of requests to add links to the main site.
- whole: Got the feeling they had a whole lot more in reserve.
- tremendous: So that is an earlier phase of my development; I learned a tremendous lot from Ernst Kris at the time.
- lovely: Iâve been going to the Crawley Juggling Festival for well over ten years now and they really are a lovely lot.
- next: The squealing will soon change Eve and the next lot of noises are not so high pitch.
Noun used with modifier
- parking: In case you cant find a spot, Kew Gardens has a pay and display parking lot off of Kew Green.
- acre: Aero Estates Airpark A fly-in community at Lake Palestine, Texas with 1/2 acre lots, 11 acres of.. .
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