informal (also in pl) a considerable amount or number
(the lot) chiefly Brit the whole amount or number
informal (treated as sing. or pl) a number of associated people or things; a set
an article or a number of articles offered as one item, e.g. in an auction sale
an object used to decide as a counter when deciding a question by chance
the use of lots as a means of making a choice, or the choice made in this way
something that falls to somebody by lot; a share
one's way of life or worldly fate; fortune
A policeman's lot is not a happy one — W S Gilbert
a portion of land; esp one with fixed boundaries designated on a plot or survey
a parking lot
a film studio and its adjoining property
informal much, considerably, or to a great extent
a lot faster
has changed a lot
informal often or frequently
to decide an issue by random selection of, using objects of unequal length, with different markings, etc
to join forces or ally oneself with