lot

  1. Proper noun.  (biblical character) A nephew of Abraham.
  2. Proper noun.  (given name, male) of biblical origin; rare today.
  3. Noun.  A large quantity or number; a great deal.
  4. Noun.  A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
  5. Noun.  One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
  6. Noun.  (informal) A number of people taken collectively.
  7. Noun.  A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
  8. Noun.  That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
  9. Noun.  Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
  10. Noun.  The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
  11. Noun.  A prize in a lottery.
  12. Noun.  Allotment; lottery.
  13. Noun.  (context, definite) All members of a set; everything.

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