lot

Dictionary definition · Lot

(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
(often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent"a batch of letters"
a parcel of land having fixed boundaries"he bought a lot on the lake"
an unofficial association of people or groups"the smart set goes there"
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)"whatever my fortune may be"
anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random"the luck of the draw"
any collection in its entirety"she bought the whole caboodle"

divide into lots, as of land, for example
administer or bestow, as in small portions"administer critical remarks to everyone present"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).