Definition of "lot" []

• Informal A large extent, amount, or number. Often used in the plural: is in a lot of trouble; has lots of friends. (noun)
• Informal Used adverbially with a or in the plural to mean "to a great degree or extent” or "frequently”: felt a lot better; ran lots faster; doesn't go out a whole lot; has seen her lots lately. (noun)
• A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block. (noun)
• A piece of land used for a given purpose: a parking lot. (noun)
• The complete grounds of a film studio. (noun)

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• "A lot of manufacturers and models mean a *lot* of people to please, especially if it keeps up this pace of gaining market share chris_j_wright48"
• "If it helps them get a lot more traffic and sell a * lot* more product, a whole industry will spring up around just * helping* them use it."
• "As they start researching, the details of the picture come together for the reader, who wonders why the heck they don't get it a lot sooner and run away to Australia (as if that might make their lives any safer -- Max has a _lot_ of money and no ethics at all)."