LOT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
    Synonym(s) 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)
  2. Meaning
    • any collection in its entirety
    Synonym(s) 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
  3. 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)
  4. 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. 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
  6. Meaning
    • (often followed by `of”) a large number or amount or extent
    Synonym(s) 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
    Synonym(s) 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 Hyponym(s)

LOT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • administer or bestow, as in small portions
    Synonym(s) 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. 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 Derived(s)