luck
(lŭk)
[Middle English lucke, from Middle Dutch luc, short for gheluc.]
noun
- The chance happening of fortunate or adverse events; fortune: They met one day out of pure luck.
- Good fortune or prosperity; success: We wish you luck.
- One's personal fate or lot: It was just my luck to win a trip I couldn't take.
intransitive verb: lucked, luck·ing, lucks.
Informal- To gain success or something desirable by chance: lucked into a good apartment; lucked out in finding that rare book.
idioms
- as luck would have it
- As it turned out; as it happened: As luck would have it, it rained the day of the picnic.
- in luck
- Enjoying success; fortunate.
- out of luck
- Lacking good fortune.
- press (one's) luck
- To risk one's good fortune, often by acting overconfidently.
- try (one's) luck
- To attempt something without knowing if one will be successful.
