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anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
the luck of the draw; they drew lots for it
any collection in its entirety
she bought the whole caboodle
an unofficial association of people or groups
the smart set goes there; they were an angry lot
(noun) lot
a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
he bought a lot on the lake
(noun) batch, mint, mountain, muckle, peck, passel, tidy sum, deal, spate, sight, slew, stack, heap, hatful, good deal, great deal, wad, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, lot, mass, mess, mickle, flock
(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
(noun) lot, luck, destiny, fate, fortune, portion, circumstances
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
(verb) distribute, dole out, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, allot, administer, parcel out, shell out, mete out, lot
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
(verb) lot
divide into lots, as of land, for example