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1.nounA large quantity or number; a great deal."lots of people think so"
2.nounA separate portion; a number of things taken collectively."a lot of stationery"
3.nounOne or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
4.nounA number of people taken collectively."a bad lot"
5.nounA distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field."a building lot in a city"
6.nounThat which happens without human design or forethought.
7.nounAnything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will."to cast lots"
8.nounThe part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
9.nounA prize in a lottery.
10.nounAllotment; lottery.
11.noun(definite, the lot) All members of a set; everything."If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them."
12.nounAn old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.
13.verbTo allot; to sort; to apportion.
14.verbTo count or reckon (on or upon).
15.nounA lot; a great deal; tons; loads."Don't worry, my family has lots of money."
16.adverbA great deal; very much."I care lots about the humane treatment of animals."