luck
/lʊk//lʌk/
noun
- 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
A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.
“He blew on the dice for luck.”
- 3
Success.
“He has a lot of luck with the ladies, perhaps it is because of his new motorbike.”
- 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
To succeed by chance.
“His plan lucked out.”
- 2
To rely on luck.
“No plan. We're just to going to have to luck through.”
- 3
To carry out relying on luck.
“Our plan is to luck it through.”
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