Definition of chance

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Chance (v. t.) To take the chances of; to venture upon; -- usually with it as object.

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Chance :: Chance (v. t.) To befall; to happen to.
Accidental :: Accidental (a.) Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit..
Mum-chance :: Mum-chance (n.) A game of hazard played with cards in silence.
Lot :: Lot (n.) Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots..
Die :: Die (n.) That which is, or might be, determined, by a throw of the die; hazard; chance..
Per- :: Per- () A prefix used to signify through, throughout, by, for, or as an intensive as perhaps, by hap or chance; perennial, that lasts throughout the year; perforce, through or by force; perfoliate, perforate; perspicuous, evident throughout or very evident; perplex, literally, to entangle very much..
Jobbing :: "Jobbing (a.) Doing chance work or add jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter..
Hazard :: Hazard (v. i.) To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger.
Morkin :: Morkin (n.) A beast that has died of disease or by mischance.
Accidentally :: Accidentally (adv.) In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To omit, miss, or overlook by chance..
Scratch :: Scratch (v. i.) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game..
Chance-medley :: Chance-medley (n.) Luck; chance; accident.
Chancel :: Chancel (v. t.) All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front.
Last :: Last (a.) Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance..
Hazard :: Hazard (n.) To expose to the operation of chance; to put in danger of loss or injury; to venture; to risk.
Fate :: Fate (n.) The element of chance in the affairs of life; the unforeseen and unestimated conitions considered as a force shaping events; fortune; esp., opposing circumstances against which it is useless to struggle; as, fate was, or the fates were, against him..
Sort :: Sort (n.) Chance; lot; destiny.
Mishap :: Mishap (n.) Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
Dice :: Dice (n.) Small cubes used in gaming or in determining by chance; also, the game played with dice. See Die, n..
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