Lot Definition
lŏt
lots, lotted, lotting
noun
lots
Used adverbially to mean “to a great degree or extent” or “frequently”.
Felt a lot better; ran lots faster; doesn't go out a whole lot; has seen her lots lately.
American Heritage
The decision or choice arrived at by this means, regarded as the verdict of chance.
Webster's New World
What a person receives as the result of such a decision; share.
Webster's New World
Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit.
A lot of stamps sold at an auction.
American Heritage
An individual of a particular kind or type.
That dog is a contented lot.
American Heritage
verb
lots, lotted, lotting
To draw or cast lots.
Webster's New World
To divide into lots.
Webster's New World
To allot.
Webster's New World
To divide (goods) into lots for sale.
American Heritage
pronoun
A male given name of biblical origin; rare today.
Wiktionary
idiom
a lot
- a great deal; very much
a lot happier
Webster's New World
cast in one's lot with
- to take one's chances in association with; share the fortune of
Webster's New World
draw lots
- to decide an issue by using lots
Webster's New World
the lot
- the whole of a quantity or number
a dollar apiece, or ten for the lot
Webster's New World
Origin of Lot
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From Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision"), from Proto-Germanic *hlutÄ…. Cognate with Dutch lot, Old High German hluz.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English hlot
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Hebrew לוֹט (lot).
From Wiktionary
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