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Definition: Meaning of, lot in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɒt /

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  1. a lot also lots informal a large amount or number
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  2. a lot also lots informal if someone or something is a lot better, faster, easier etc, they are much better, faster etc [=  much]
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  3. a lot used to say that something happens to a great degree or often
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  4. have a lot on your plate informal to have a large number of problems to deal with or a large amount of work to do
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  5. have a lot on your mind to have a lot of problems that you are worried about
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  6. have a lot on British English to be very busy, with a large number of things to do in a short time
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lot lots
  1. group of people/things [countable] a group of people or things considered together
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  2. the lot especially British English the whole of an amount or number of things, people etc
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  3. somebody's situation [singular] your lot is your work, duties, social position etc, especially when they could be better
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  4. land [countable] especially American English an area of land used for building on or for another purpose
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  5. film [countable] a building and the land surrounding it where films are made [=  studio]
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  6. thing to be sold [countable] something, or a group of things, that is sold at an AUCTION
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  7. choosing by lot if someone is chosen by lot, several people each take a piece of paper or an object from a container, and the person who is chosen is the one who gets a particular marked paper or object
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  8. choosing draw/cast lots to choose something or someone by lot
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  9. throw in/cast your lot with somebody/something to join or support someone or something, and accept that what happens to them will affect what happens to you
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Lot


Definition: Meaning of, Lot in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɒt;ləʊ /

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  1. 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
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Lot used in phrases

  • Lot's wife
    1. in the Old Testament of the Bible, a woman who was turned into a PILLAR (= a tall upright block) of salt by God, because she disobeyed his command not to look back when she and her family were escaping from Sodom, the city that God was going to destroy
  • a lot (adverb)
    1. to a very great degree or extent
  • job lot (noun)
    1. a miscellaneous collection of things sold together
  • odd lot (noun)
    1. a block of shares of stock that is not a multiple of some number, usually 100
  • parking lot (noun)
    1. American English an open area for cars to park in [=  car park British English]
  • scot and lot (noun)
    1. obligations of all kinds taken as a whole
  • thanks a lot
    1. an emphasized thank you
    2. an ironic thank you
  • used-car lot (noun)
    1. a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for sale
  • vacant lot (noun)
    1. a lot on which there are no permanent buildings
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