[lʌk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions
(e.g: it was just luck that the first kick went in)


Phrases:
- as luck would have it
- bad luck
- be in luck
- be out of luck
- for luck
- good luck
- good luck to —
- just one's luck
- no such luck
- one's luck is in
- ride one's luck
- the luck of the draw
- tough luck
- try one's luck
- with luck
- worse luck

Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch lucken. The noun use (late 15th century) is from Middle Low German lucke, related to Dutch geluk, German Glück, of West Germanic origin and possibly related to lock