what does lot mean?
LOT as NOUN
- Meaning
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
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Usage Example(s)
- the luck of the draw
- they drew lots for it
Hypernyms(s) lot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- any collection in its entirety
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Usage Example(s)
- she bought the whole caboodle
Hypernyms(s) lot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- an unofficial association of people or groups
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the smart set goes there
- they were an angry lot
Hypernyms(s) lot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
Usage Example(s)
- he bought a lot on the lake
Hypernyms(s) lot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) Lot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- (often followed by `of”) a large number or amount or extent
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Usage Example(s)
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- it must have cost plenty
Hypernyms(s) lot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
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Usage Example(s)
- 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
Hypernyms(s) lot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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LOT as VERB
- Meaning
- administer or bestow, as in small portions
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Usage Example(s)
- administer critical remarks to everyone present
- dole out some money
- shell out pocket money for the children
- deal a blow to someone
Hypernyms(s) lot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- divide into lots, as of land, for example
Hypernyms(s) lot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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