[luhk] 
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | good fortune; advantage or success, considered as the result of chance: He had no luck finding work. |
| 3. | 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. |
| 4. | some object on which good fortune is supposed to depend: This rabbit's foot is my luck. |
| 5. | luck into or onto, to meet, acquire, become, etc., by good luck: She lucked into a great job. |
| 6. | 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. |
| 7. | luck upon, to come across by chance: to luck upon a profitable investment. |
| 8. | down on one's luck, in unfortunate circumstances; unlucky: She hated to see her old friend so down on her luck. |
| 9. | in luck, lucky; fortunate: We were in luck, for the bakery was still open. |
| 10. | luck of the draw, the luck one has in or as if in drawing cards. |
| 11. | out of luck, unlucky; unfortunate: When it comes to getting World Series tickets, we're usually out of luck. |
| 12. | push one's luck, Informal. to try to make too much of an opportunity; go too far. Also, crowd one's luck. |
| luck (lŭk) n.
To gain success or something desirable by chance: lucked into a good apartment; lucked out in finding that rare book. [Middle English lucke, from Middle Dutch luc, short for gheluc.] |
out of luck
Having bad fortune, experiencing a misfortune, as in You're out of luck if you want a copy; we just sold the last one. This expression, first recorded in 1867, assumes that good fortune is a finite quantity that one can run out of. However, it generally applies to more temporary circumstances than being down on one's luck.