English Dictionary (1-3 of 3)
- lot
- [lɒt]
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- 1. a great number or quantity
- 2. a collection of objects, items, or people
- 3. portion in life; destiny; fortune
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any object, such as a straw or slip of paper, drawn from others at random to make a selection or choice (esp in the phrase draw or cast lots )
- 5.
the use of lots in making a selection or choice (esp in the phrase by lot )
- 6. an assigned or apportioned share
- 7. an item or set of items for sale in an auction
- 8. an area of land
- 9. a piece of land with fixed boundaries
- 10. a film...
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- Lot
- [lɒt]
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- 1. a department of S central France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Cahors. Pop: 164 413 (2003 est). Area: 5226 sq km (2038 sq miles)
- 2. a river in S France, rising in the Cévennes and flowing west into the Garonne River. Length: about 483 km (300 miles)
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- Lot
- [lɒt]
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- Abraham's nephew: he escaped the destruction of Sodom, but his wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back as they fled (Genesis 19)
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Examples (1-5 of 35)
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to read a lot
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to have aged a lot in the past year
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a lot of gossip among the women employees
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a lot of shelves around the house
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the Chancellor came in for a lot of criticism in the Commons
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