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lot
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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
  • any collection in its entirety
    • she bought the whole caboodle
  • anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
    • the luck of the draw
    • they drew lots for it
  • your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
    • 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
  • an unofficial association of people or groups
    • the smart set goes there
    • they were an angry lot
  • a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
    • he bought a lot on the lake
  • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
    • a batch of letters
    • a deal of trouble
    • a lot of money
    • he made a mint on the stock market
    • see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
    • it must have cost plenty
    • a slew of journalists
    • a wad of money
Verb
  • administer or bestow, as in small portions
    • administer critical remarks to everyone present
    • dole out some money
    • shell out pocket money for the children
    • deal a blow to someone
    • the machine dispenses soft drinks
  • divide into lots, as of land, for example
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