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21chance on — also[chance upon] {v.} To happen to find or meet; find or meet by accident. * /On our vacation we chanced upon an interesting antique store./ * /Mary dropped her ring in the yard, and Mother chanced on it as she was raking./ Syn.: HAPPEN ON.… …
22Chance — (ch[.a]ns), n. [F. chance, OF. cheance, fr. LL. cadentia a allusion to the falling of the dice), fr. L. cadere to fall; akin to Skr. [,c]ad to fall, L. cedere to yield, E. cede. Cf. {Cadence}.] 1. A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of …
23Chance comer — Chance Chance (ch[.a]ns), n. [F. chance, OF. cheance, fr. LL. cadentia a allusion to the falling of the dice), fr. L. cadere to fall; akin to Skr. [,c]ad to fall, L. cedere to yield, E. cede. Cf. {Cadence}.] 1. A supposed material or psychical… …
24chance — [adj] accidental, unforeseeable adventitious, at random, casual, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, fortunate, happy, inadvertent, incidental, lucky, odd, offhand, unforeseen, unintentional, unlooked for, unplanned; concept 552 Ant. designed,… …
25Chance (comics) — Chance is the name of two unrelated fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. The first is a mercenary and enemy of Spider Man, the second a mutant who originally appeared in Fallen Angels vol. 1 #1. Contents 1 Chance (Nicholas Powell) 1.1… …
26Chance Phelps — Chance Russell Phelps Official photo Born July 14, 1984(1984 07 14) Riverton, Wyoming …
27chance on somebody — ˈchance on/upon sb/sth derived (formal) to find or meet sb/sth unexpectedly or by chance • One day he chanced upon Emma s diary and began reading it. Main entry: ↑chancederived …
28chance on something — ˈchance on/upon sb/sth derived (formal) to find or meet sb/sth unexpectedly or by chance • One day he chanced upon Emma s diary and began reading it. Main entry: ↑chancederived …
29Chance-medley — Chance med ley, n. [Chance + medley.] 1. (Law) The killing of another in self defense upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter. See {Chaud Medley}. [1913 Webster] Note: The term has been sometimes applied to any kind of homicide by misadventure …
30Chance — Chance, v. t. 1. To take the chances of; to venture upon; usually with it as object. [1913 Webster] Come what will, I will chance it. W. D. Howells. [1913 Webster] 2. To befall; to happen to. [Obs.] W. Lambarde. [1913 Webster] …
