lot

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Lot , bunch , caboodle , draw , fortune , destiny , fate , luck , circumstances , portion , set , circle , band , batch