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    • lot :(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

    • lot :a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
      • he bought a lot on the lake

    • lot :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

    • lot :an unofficial association of people or groups
      • the smart set goes there|they were an angry lot

    • lot :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

    • lot :anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
      • the luck of the draw|they drew lots for it

    • lot :any collection in its entirety
      • she bought the whole caboodle

    • lot :divide into lots, as of land, for example

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