luck

/lʊk//lʌk/

noun

  1. 1

    Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one.

    Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday — he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars.
  2. 2

    A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.

    He blew on the dice for luck.
  3. 3

    Success.

    He has a lot of luck with the ladies, perhaps it is because of his new motorbike.
  4. 4

    The results of a random number generator.

    The creators of tool-assisted speedruns often manipulate a lot of luck to get the most favorable results in order to save the most time.

verb

  1. 1

    To succeed by chance.

    His plan lucked out.
  2. 2

    To rely on luck.

    No plan. We're just to going to have to luck through.
  3. 3

    To carry out relying on luck.

    Our plan is to luck it through.

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