n (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a lot of money
n a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
he bought a lot on the lake
n an unofficial association of people or groups
they were an angry lot
n your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
has a happy lot
n anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
they drew lots for it
n any collection in its entirety
n (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
n (Old Testament) when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his family were told to flee without looking back; Lot's wife was disobedient and was immediately changed into a pillar of salt