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Luck : (noun)
1: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including
everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune
may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot";
"the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances";
"success that was her portion" [syn: fortune, destiny,
fate, lot, circumstances, portion]
2: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event
to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused
his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
[syn: fortune, chance, hazard]
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"; "it was as if fortune guided
his hand" [syn: fortune]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Luck : \Luck\, n. [Akin to D. luk, geluk, G. gl["u]ck, Icel.
lukka, Sw. lycka, Dan. lykke, and perh. to G. locken to
entice. Cf. 3d Gleck.]
That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill,
affecting one's interests or happiness, and which is deemed
casual; a course or series of such events regarded as
occurring by chance; chance; hap; fate; fortune; often, one's
habitual or characteristic fortune; as, good, bad, ill, or
hard luck. Luck is often used for good luck; as, luck is
better than skill.
If thou dost play with him at any game, Thou art sure
to lose; and of that natural luck, He beats thee
'gainst the odds. --Shak.
Luck penny, a small sum given back for luck to one who pays
money. [Prov. Eng.]
To be in luck, to receive some good, or to meet with some
success, in an unexpected manner, or as the result of
circumstances beyond one's control; to be fortunate.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Luck, WI (village, FIPS 46200)
Location: 45.57517 N, 92.46729 W
Population (1990): 1022 (501 housing units)
Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54853
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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