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lot / Lot > 9 senses
NOUN1lot, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
2lotA parcel of land having fixed boundaries
3lot, fortune, destiny, fate, luck, circumstances, portionYour overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
4lot, bunch, caboodleAny collection in its entirety
5lot, set, circle, bandAn unofficial association of people or groups
6lot, drawAnything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
7Lot(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham
VERB1lotDivide into lots, as of land, for example
2lot, distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole outAdminister or bestow, as in small portions
lot / Lot > pronunciation
Soundslaa't; lao't
Rhymesaforethought, afterthought, Alcott, and 73 more rhymes in aat at the HyperDic website...
afterthought, argonaut / Argonaut, cosmonaut, and 15 more rhymes in aot at the HyperDic website...
lot > noun 1, quantity
Meaning(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.
Examples"a lot of money"
Synonymsbatch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
Narrowerflood, inundation, deluge, torrent
Broaderlarge indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
lot > noun 2, location
MeaningA parcel of land having fixed boundaries.
Examples"he bought a lot on the lake"
Narrowerparking lot, car park, park, parking area; vacant lot, building site
Broadertract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
Verbslot
lot > noun 3, state
MeaningYour overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you).
Examples"has a happy lot"
Synonymsfortune, destiny, fate, luck, circumstances, portion
Narrowergood fortune, good luck; providence; misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck; failure
Broadercondition
lot > noun 4, group
MeaningAny collection in its entirety.
Synonymsbunch, caboodle
Broadercollection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
lot > noun 5, group
MeaningAn unofficial association of people or groups.
Examples"they were an angry lot"
Synonymsset, circle, band
Narrowercar pool; clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp; cohort; conspiracy, confederacy; Four Hundred; horsy set, horsey set; jet set; party, company
Broadersocial group
lot > noun 6, artifact
MeaningAnything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random.
Examples"they drew lots for it"
Synonymsdraw
Broaderobject, physical object
Lot > noun 7, person
Meaning(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.
CategoryOld Testament
BroaderJew, Hebrew, Israelite
lot > verb 1, social
MeaningDivide into lots, as of land, for example.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderdivide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
Nounslot
lot > verb 2, possession
MeaningAdminister or bestow, as in small portions.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Synonymsdistribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
Narrowerassign, allot, portion; reallot; deal; give, apply
Broadergive

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