Lot | Mean of lot in English Dictionary

/ˈlɑːt/

• Noun
• a small piece of land that is or could be used for building something or for some other purpose
1. He bought the vacant/empty lot across the street.
2. They own the house on the corner lot.
3. a building lot
• the buildings and land that are owned by a company that makes movies and television programs
1. We took a tour of the Universal lot.
• a small object used to choose the person who will do or receive something
1. The winner was chosen by lot.
2. We drew lots to determine the winner.

• a person's situation in life especially as decided by chance
1. The organization has done much to improve the lot of underprivileged youth.
2. Unhappy with her lot in life, she moved to the city to start over.
• all the members of a group of people
1. Do you know the lot [=bunch, crowd] that hang around the arcade?
2. That lot will never amount to anything! They're a thoroughly bad lot.
3. Pipe down, the (whole) lot of you. = Pipe down, you lot.
4. He may be a bit wild, but he's not a bad lot once you get to know him.
• all the things of a group
1. They sell tuxedos, business suits, casual wear…the lot.
2. This one's the best of the lot.
• one or more things being sold as one item at an auction
1. Lot 45 is a dining room set.
• a large amount
1. She has done a lot to help other people.
2. I'd give a lot to be able to write like that!
3. I'm not asking for a lot. [=much]
4. They must have paid a lot for that car.
5. We did quite a lot this morning.
6. We still have a lot to do. = We still have lots (and lots) to do.
• very often
1. Do they hike a lot?
2. I've been seeing her a lot recently.
• to a large degree or extent
1. This is a lot nicer. [=this is much nicer]
2. There's a lot more to it than I realized at first. [=it's more complicated than it looks]
3. I'm feeling lots better.
4. Thanks a lot. [=very much]
• a large number or amount of (things, people, etc.)
1. A lot of people feel that way.
2. There was a lot of space. = There was lots of space.
3. We had lots of fun.
4. You can enjoy yourself without spending a lot of money.
5. I don't need a lot of help; I just need a little.
6. We don't have an awful lot of money/time. [=we don't have much money/time]
7. (informal) I think their ideas are a lot of garbage/nonsense. [=I think their ideas are very foolish]
8. (informal) It doesn't make a whole lot of [=very much] difference.
9. Not a lot of people [=not many people] know that.
10. “I've brought an umbrella.” “A (fat) lot of good that will do [=that will not do any good] now that it's stopped raining!”
• to join or become associated with a person, group, or thing that you hope will win or succeed
1. During the American Civil War, my great-grandfather threw in his lot with the Confederacy/Union.