noun
- A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune.
- usage: "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
- synonyms: jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment
- An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another.
- usage: "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
- An obstacle on a golf course.
verb
- Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.
- usage: "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
- Put at risk.
- usage: "I will stake my good reputation for this"
- synonyms: venture, adventure, stake, jeopardize
- Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome.
- usage: "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
- synonyms: gamble, chance, risk, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
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