English dictionary

hazard

/'h/&/z/@/rd/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

noun.state

Examples
Drinking alcohol is a health hazard.

Synonyms endangerment jeopardy peril risk

Source: WordNet 3.0
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

noun.phenomenon

Synonyms chance fortune luck

Source: WordNet 3.0
an obstacle on a golf course

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

verb.communication

Synonyms guess pretend venture

Source: WordNet 3.0
put at risk

verb.social

Synonyms adventure jeopardize stake venture

Source: WordNet 3.0
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

verb.social

Synonyms adventure chance gamble risk run a risk take a chance take chances

Source: WordNet 3.0
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