Defy and Luck

Defy

Defy verb - To go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of.

Luck and defy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Luck" instead a verb "Defy".

Nearby Words: defied, defying

Luck

Luck noun - Success that is partly the result of chance.

Defy and luck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defy" instead a verb "Luck".

Nearby Words: lucky, luckless, luckily, luckiness, lucking

Both words in one sentence

  • Web Animation / Inanimate Insanity The finale credits feature many, many callbacks to things like Baseball's book, Marshmallow's ability to defy gravity, Salt and Pepper's "bad luck" complete with a lightning strike, etc.
  • Anime / Armored Trooper VOTOMS Born Lucky: Chirico, who with a combination of his own skill and some pretty unbelievable luck manages to defy odds and survive things no other man should.
  • The Jinx The episode's plot revolves around the ponies not giving up on him and not letting him give up on himself until at last he decides to defy the old excuse, and refuse to be bad luck.
    Source: The Jinx
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