Definition of risk

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Risk (n.) To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle..

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Smart :: Smart (v. i.) A fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy..
Martingal :: Martingal (n.) The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the martingale of a harness..
Risk :: Risk (n.) Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.
Bluff :: Bluff (v. t.) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value..
Risk :: Risk (n.) To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle..
Alacrious :: Alacrious (a.) Brisk; joyously active; lively.
Finesse :: Finesse (v. i.) To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play..
Bestir :: Bestir (v. t.) To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun.
Snap :: Snap (v. t.) Briskness; vigor; energy; decision.
Briskly :: Briskly (adv.) In a brisk manner; nimbly.
Brag :: Brag (v. i.) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
Insurance :: Insurance (n.) The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by certain specified risks. Cf. Assurance, n., 6..
Leggiero :: Leggiero (a. & adv.) Light or graceful; in a light, delicate, and brisk style..
Pert :: Pert (a.) Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart.
Adventuresome :: Adventuresome (a.) Full of risk; adventurous; venturesome.
Flutist :: Flutist (n.) To move about briskly, irregularly, or with great bustle and show, without much result..
Wage :: Wage (v. t.) That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.
Representation :: Representation (n.) Any collateral statement of fact, made orally or in writing, by which an estimate of the risk is affected, or either party is influenced..
Hazardable :: Hazardable (a.) Such as can be hazarded or risked.
Venture :: Venture (v. t.) To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to venture one's person in a balloon..
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