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	lottery

	lotto

	lotus

	lotus-eater

	lotus position

	Lou Gehrig’s disease

	Louangphrabang

	louche

	loud

	loud pedal

	louden

	loudhailer

	loudmouth

	loudness

	Loudonville

	loudspeaker

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lot

lot [ lot ]

pron a lot or lots [ lots ]

Definition:

much or many: a large amount, or a large number of people or things ( takes a singular or plural verb )

I learned a lot.

A lot of people came.

Lots of exercise is what you need.

You have lots of choices.

adverb

Definition:

1. a lot or lots much: to a great extent or degree

laughed a lot

I'm feeling lots better, thanks.

2. often: often or much of the time

went out to restaurants a lot

noun (plural lots)

Definition:

1. piece of land: a small area of land that has fixed boundaries

a vacant lot

2. movies film studio: a film studio together with the land that belongs to it

3. items in auction: an item or group of items on sale at an auction

I bought the silver as one lot.

4. set: a set or group of things or people

One lot of tourists has left the hotel already.

That lot go over there.

5. type of group: a group of people or things of a particular kind ( informal ) ( takes a singular or plural verb )

They're a cheerful lot.

6. destiny: the things somebody has or experiences in life

our lot in life

7. random choice: the process of choosing something at random, especially by taking from a set of pieces of paper or straws, one of which has a concealed mark or is shorter than the others

chosen by lot

[ Old English hlot "object used to make decisions by chance, portion, destiny" < Germanic]

a bad lot an unpleasant or disreputable person (informal)

Don't have anything to do with him: he's a bad lot.

all over the lot

1. everywhere

2. in a state of disorder or confusion

a whole lot very much or a great deal (informal)

draw or cast lots to choose something at random, e.g. a straw or piece of paper, to determine an outcome

We cast lots to decide who should go first.

the lot everything, or everything considered as one (informal)

Word Usage


	a lot or alot? The superficial similarity of a lot to adjectives and adverbs like alone and aloud gives rise to a temptation to treat the expression as one word, but this is nonstandard usage. In formal writing much, many, a great deal of, and the like can be substituted for a lot.