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hazard
('h/&/z/@/rd )

noun (n)

  • a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune(noun.state)
    Example:
    Drinking alcohol is a health hazard.
    source: wordnet30
  • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another(noun.phenomenon)
    Synonym:
    chance, fortune, luck
    source: wordnet30
  • an obstacle on a golf course(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • A game of chance played with dice.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Any place into which the ball may not be safely played, such as bunkers, furze, water, sand, or other kind of bad ground.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    guess, pretend, venture
    source: wordnet30
  • put at risk(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • To expose to the operation of chance; to put in danger of loss or injury; to venture; to risk.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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