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hazard

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

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune(noun.state)

Example:
Drinking alcohol is a health hazard.

Synonym:
endangerment, jeopardy, peril, risk

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

put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation(verb.communication)

Synonym:
guess, pretend, venture

source: wordnet30
put at risk(verb.social)

Synonym:
adventure, jeopardize, stake, venture

source: wordnet30
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome(verb.social)

Synonym:
adventure, chance, gamble, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances

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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