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luck

/lʊk/

noun

Meaning

  • 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."

  • A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.

    "He blew on the dice for luck."

  • Success.

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

  • 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."

Synonyms

chance,
fortune,
fortune

verb

Meaning

  • To succeed by chance.

    "His plan lucked out."

  • To rely on luck.

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

  • To carry out relying on luck.

    "Our plan is to luck it through."