a large number or amount; a great deal: there are a lot of actors in the cast they took a lot of abuse
adv.
a great deal; much:he played tennis a lot last year thanks a lot
n.
a particular group or set of people or things: it's just one lot of rich people stealing from another he will need a second lot of tills to handle the second currency
v.
divide (items) into lots for sale at an auction:the contents have already been lotted up, and the auction takes place on Monday