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A large quantity or number; a great deal.
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lots of people think so
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A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
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a lot of stationery
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One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
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A number of people taken collectively.
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a bad lot
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A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
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a building lot in a city
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That which happens without human design or forethought.
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Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
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to cast lots
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The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
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A prize in a lottery.
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Allotment; lottery.
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(definite, the lot) All members of a set; everything.
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If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.
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An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.