| luck | |
| 1. n. Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one. | |
| The raffle is just a matter of luck. | |
| Sometimes it takes a bit of luck to get success. | |
| I couldn't believe my luck when I found a fifty dollar bill on the street. | |
| Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday — he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars. | |
| 2. n. A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success. | |
| He blew on the dice for luck. | |
| I wish you lots of luck for the exam tomorrow. | |
| 3. n. Success. | |
| I tried for ages to find a pair of blue suede shoes, but didn't have any luck. | |
| He has a lot of luck with the ladies, perhaps it is because of his new motorbike. | |
| 4. n. (video games, computing) 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. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) To succeed by chance. | |
| His plan lucked out. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To rely on luck. | |
| No plan. We're just to going to have to luck through. | |
| 7. v. To carry out relying on luck. | |
| Our plan is to luck it through. | |
