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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Lot \Lot\ (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle['i]tan to cast lots, OS. hl[=o]t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l[=o]z, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. {Allot}, {Lotto}, {Lottery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate. [1913 Webster] But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots. [1913 Webster] The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. --Prov. xvi. 33. [1913 Webster] If we draw lots, he speeds. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning. [1913 Webster] O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot's Enough to bear. --Milton. [1913 Webster] He was but born to try The lot of man -- to suffer and to die. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 4. A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; all objects sold in a single purchase transaction; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot. [1913 Webster] I, this winter, met with a very large lot of English heads, chiefly of the reign of James I. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] 5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city. [1913 Webster] The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of New York. --Kent. [1913 Webster] 6. A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; to waste a lot of time on line; lots of people think so. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London by a lot of business. --W. Black. [1913 Webster] 7. A prize in a lottery. [Obs.] --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] {To cast in one's lot with}, to share the fortunes of. {To cast lots}, to use or throw a die, or some other instrument, by the unforeseen turn or position of which, an event is by previous agreement determined. {To draw lots}, to determine an event, or make a decision, by drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed from the drawer. {To pay scot and lot}, to pay taxes according to one's ability. See {Scot}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Lot \Lot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lotting}.] To allot; to sort; to portion. [R.] [1913 Webster] {To lot on} or {To lot upon}, to count or reckon upon; to expect with pleasure. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: lot n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {mountain}, {muckle}, {passel}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}] 2: a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake" 3: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: {set}, {circle}, {band}, {lot}] 4: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "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" [syn: {fortune}, {destiny}, {fate}, {luck}, {lot}, {circumstances}, {portion}] 5: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" [syn: {draw}, {lot}] 6: any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" [syn: {bunch}, {lot}, {caboodle}] 7: (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 v 1: divide into lots, as of land, for example 2: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {allot}, {dole out}] From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: Lot /loːt/ perpendicular; plummet; plump From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: lot /lɔt/ 1. destiny; fate 2. fate; illfate 3. fortune 4. destiny; fate; fortune; luck