Definition of hazard

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Hazard (n.) Risk; danger; peril; as, he encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life..

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Scuffle :: Scuffle (v. i.) Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard..
Hazardize :: Hazardize (n.) A hazardous attempt or situation; hazard.
Venture :: Venture (v. i.) To make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; to take the chances.
Adventure :: Adventure (n.) That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss..
Adventure :: Adventure (n.) A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
Risk :: Risk (n.) Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction..
Plunge :: Plunge (n.) Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties..
Hazardry :: Hazardry (n.) Playing at hazard; gaming; gambling.
Insure :: Insure (v. t.) Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured..
Hazarder :: Hazarder (n.) One who hazards or ventures.
Peril :: Peril (v. t.) To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life..
Dangerous :: Dangerous (a.) Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.
Fortition :: Fortition (n.) Casual choice; fortuitous selection; hazard.
Hazarder :: Hazarder (n.) A player at the game of hazard; a gamester.
Lot :: Lot (n.) That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
Hazard :: Hazard (n.) Risk; danger; peril; as, he encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life..
Speculate :: Speculate (v. i.) To purchase with the expectation of a contingent advance in value, and a consequent sale at a profit; -- often, in a somewhat depreciative sense, of unsound or hazardous transactions; as, to speculate in coffee, in sugar, or in bank stock..
Hasard :: Hasard (n.) Hazard.
Venture :: Venture (n.) An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation.
Endanger :: Endanger (v. t.) To put to hazard; to bring into danger or peril; to expose to loss or injury; as, to endanger life or peace..
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