lot

n.

1. 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.

2. A number of individual items, usually alike

   number, quantity, group, batch, set, order, consignment, requisition; see also shipment.

3. Destiny

   doom, portion, fate; see chance 1, destiny 1, doom 1. See syn. study at fate.

4. *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