Luck

noun

/lʊk/

Word Frequency: 13.2

Definitions

1.nounSomething 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.nounA superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.

"He blew on the dice for luck."

3.nounSuccess.

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

4.nounThe 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.verbTo succeed by chance.

"His plan lucked out."

6.verbTo rely on luck.

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

7.verbTo carry out relying on luck.

"Our plan is to luck it through."