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- pronunciation:
- lat
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A lot is a large amount of something or a large number of things.
My mom bought a lot of food for the party.He has lots of friends now, so he's much happier at school these days.- synonyms:
- deal, quantity
- antonyms:
- bit
- similar words:
- army, barrel, many, mass, mountain, much, pile, stack, ton
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| definition 2: |
A piece of land is sometimes called a lot. People build houses or other buildings on lots.
Our neighborhood planted a garden in the empty lot at the end of our street.- synonyms:
- property
- similar words:
- patch, plot, section
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| definition 3: |
A lot is an area of land used for parking vehicles or for showing vehicles that are for sale.
The new supermarket has a much bigger lot than the old one. |
| definition 4: |
A lot is one of a group of objects, like sticks, straws, or small pieces of paper, used to decide something by chance. Each person in a group pulls out, or "draws," one of the lots.
The kids drew lots to see who would go first.- similar words:
- straw
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| related words: |
amount, bunch, fate, group, life, plenty, type |
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