Noun
1. (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""it must have cost plenty"2. a parcel of land having fixed boundaries;
"he bought a lot on the lake"3. 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"4. any collection in its entirety;
"she bought the whole caboodle"5. an unofficial association of people or groups;
"the smart set goes there""they were an angry lot"6. anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;
"the luck of the draw""they drew lots for it"