luck
noun
1. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- the luck of the Irish
Similar word(s): circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portion
Definition categories: state, condition
2. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- bad luck caused his downfall
Similar word(s): chance, fortune, hazard
Definition categories: phenomenon
3. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
- it was my good luck to be there
- they say luck is a lady
Similar word(s): fortune
Definition categories: phenomenon
Sentences with luck as a noun:
- 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.
- He blew on the dice for luck.
- I wish you lots of luck for the exam tomorrow.
verb
1. (intransitive) To succeed by chance.
- His plan lucked out.
2. (intransitive) To rely on luck.
- No plan. We're just to going to have to luck through.
3. (transitive) To carry out relying on luck.
- Our plan is to luck it through.