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Meaning of 'hazard' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hazard [ n.]
- A game of chance played with dice.
- The uncertain result of throwing a die; hence, a fortuitous event; chance; accident; casualty.
- Risk; danger; peril; as, he encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life.
- Holing a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard).
- Anything that is hazarded or risked, as the stakes in gaming.
- To expose to the operation of chance; to put in danger of loss or injury; to venture; to risk.
- To venture to incur, or bring on.
2 . Hazard [ v. i.]
- To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger.

Meaning of 'hazard' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hazard [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
Example in sentence:
  • bad luck caused his downfall;
  • we ran into each other by pure chance
Meaning (2):
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
Example in sentence:
  • drinking alcohol is a health hazard
3 . hazard [ v]
Meaning (3):
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
Example in sentence:
  • I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again;
  • I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
Meaning (4):
- put at risk
Example in sentence:
  • I will stake my good reputation for this
Meaning (5):
- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Example in sentence:
  • When you buy these stocks you are gambling

Nearby Words:

hazardable hazarded hazarder hazarding hazardize hazardous hazardry haze hazed hazel

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