n.
1.(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
2.a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
3.your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
4.any collection in its entirety
5.an unofficial association of people or groups
6.anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
7.(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham lot v.
1.divide into lots, as of land, for example
2.administer or bestow, as in small portions
Idiom of the Day
give free rein to (someone or something)
to allow someone to be completely in charge of something, to give someone or something the freedom to do something
The man was given free rein to do what he wanted in his new job.