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Luck

/lʊk/

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

📖 Definitions of "Luck"

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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