lot

Definition

  • n. a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
  • 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
  • v. divide into lots, as of land, for example

Word forms

Present participle
lotting
Past tense
lotted
Third person singular
lots
Past participle
lotted

Example sentences

  1. n.

    He won a lot of money in the lottery.

  2. vt.

    They decided to lot the land into smaller sections for sale.

  3. vi.

    We will lot for the first pick in the draft.