Can someone please explain what the word distribution means in statistics?

This cl I'm taking throws the word distribution around like we should all know what it means. But it doesn't mean simply to distribute something, like handing out candy to someone. I looked it up in a glossary for statistics and the definition umes I understand all kinds of terminology, which I don't. So in simple, easy to understand terms, what does the word distribution mean when one is talking about statistical data and experiments or tests.