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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026luck /lʌk/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
- the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life:success that owes a lot to luck.
- good fortune;
success:He had no luck finding work.
v. Informal. - luck into or onto, [~ + object] to meet or obtain through accidental good fortune:He just lucked into the job.
- luck out, [no object] to have an occasion of very good luck;
be lucky:You really lucked out when you found that ten-dollar bill.
Idioms
- Idioms down on one's luck, in unfortunate circumstances.
- Idioms in luck, lucky;
fortunate:You're in luck—you won the lottery.
- Idioms out of luck, unlucky;
unfortunate:You're out of luck; the boss isn't in.
- Idioms push or crowd one's luck, to threaten one's success by taking further risks;
go too far.
luck•less, adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026luck
(luk),USA pronunciation n.
- the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities:With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- good fortune;
advantage or success, considered as the result of chance:He had noluck finding work.
- a combination of circumstances, events, etc., operating by chance to bring good or ill to a person:She's had nothing but bad luck all year.
- some object on which good fortune is supposed to depend:This rabbit's foot is my luck.
- Idioms down on one's luck, in unfortunate circumstances;
unlucky:She hated to see her old friend so down on her luck.
- Idioms in luck, lucky;
fortunate:We were in luck, for the bakery was still open.
- Idioms luck of the draw, the luck one has in or as if in drawing cards.
- Idioms out of luck, unlucky;
unfortunate:When it comes to getting World Series tickets, we're usually out of luck.
- Idioms push one's luck, [Informal.]to try to make too much of an opportunity;
go too far. Also, crowd one's luck.
v. Informal. - luck into or onto, to meet, acquire, become, etc., by good luck:She lucked into a great job.
- luck out, to have an instance or run of exceptionally good luck:He lucked out when he made a hole in one during the tournament.
- luck upon, to come across by chance:to luck upon a profitable investment.
- Middle Dutch luc, aphetic form of gelucke; cognate with German. Glück
- late Middle English luk 1400–50
- Place NamesPolish name of Lutsk.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
luck /lʌk/ n - events that are beyond control and seem subject to chance; fortune
- success or good fortune
- something considered to bring good luck
- down on one's luck ⇒ having little or no good luck to the point of suffering hardships
- no such luck ⇒ informal unfortunately not
- try one's luck ⇒ to attempt something that is uncertain
Etymology: 15th Century: from Middle Dutch luc; related to Middle High German gelücke, late Old Norse lukka, lykka
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