Real Dictionary

lot
quantifier: A lot of something or lots of it is a large amount of it. A lot of people or things, or lots of them, is a large number of them.

lot in American English
an object used in deciding a matter by chance, a number of these being placed in a container and then drawn or cast out at random one by one
noun: one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance
noun: the nephew of Abraham. His wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back during their flight from Sodom. Gen. 13:1–12, 19

Lot in American English 1
Abraham's nephew, who, warned by two angels, fled from the doomed city of Sodom: his wife looked back to see the destruction and was turned into a pillar of salt: Gen. 19:1-26

Lot in American English 2
river in S France, flowing west into the Garonne: c. 300 mi (483 km)

lot in British English
noun: a collection of objects, items, or people
pronoun: a great number or quantity

Lot in British English 1
noun: a department of S central France, in Occitanie region. Capital: Cahors. Pop: 164 413 (2003 est). Area: 5226 sq km (2038 sq miles)

Lot in British English 2
noun: Abraham's nephew: he escaped the destruction of Sodom, but his wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back as they fled (Genesis 19)

lot. in American English
abbreviation: a lotion