LOT

Lot

Lot is a person mentioned in the biblical Book of Genesis chapters 11–14 and 19. Notable episodes in his life include his travels with his uncle Abram, his flight from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, during which Lot's wife became a pillar of salt, and the seduction by his daughters so that they could bear children.

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lot

Noun

  1. A large quantity or number; a great deal.
  2. A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
  3. One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
  4. A number of people taken collectively.
  5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
  6. That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
  7. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
  8. The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
  9. A prize in a lottery.
  10. Allotment; lottery.
  11. All members of a set; everything.
    The table was loaded with food, but by evening there was nothing but crumbs; we had eaten the lot.
  12. An 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.

Verb

  1. To allot; to sort; to apportion.


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