Lot definition

Lot as a noun

1. (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent

   "a lot of money"

   Same sense: deal, good deal, great deal, quite a little, mass, mountain, plenty, mess

2. a parcel of land having fixed boundaries

   "he bought a lot on the lake"

3. an unofficial association of people or groups

   "they were an angry lot"

   Same sense: set, band, circle

4. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

   "has a happy lot"

   Same sense: luck, circumstances, portion, fate, fortune, destiny

5. anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

   "they drew lots for it"

   Same sense: draw

6. any collection in its entirety

   Same sense: bunch, caboodle

Lot as a verb

7. divide into lots, as of land, for example

8. administer or bestow, as in small portions

   Same sense: deal, deal out, shell out, dish out, distribute, parcel out, administer, dole out

Synonyms and antonyms

• deal definition
• good deal
• great deal
• quite a little
• mass
• mountain
• plenty
• mess
• set definition
• band
• circle
• luck
• circumstances
• portion
• fate
• fortune
• destiny
• draw
• bunch
• caboodle
• deal out
• shell out
• dish out
• distribute

All synonyms of lot, sense by sense

How to say lot

Lot has 1 syllable and rhymes with not. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with lot

• not
• got
• shot
• hot
• bought
• caught
• spot
• forgot
• plot
• pot
• robot
• slot

LOT in word games

Scrabble

3

Words With Friends

4

Anagrams

0

Is LOT a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check LOT in the word checker, or unscramble LOT to see the shorter words in its letters.