lot
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
intransitive verb
to draw or cast lots
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
river in S France, flowing west into the Garonne: c. 300 mi (483 km)
See lot in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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