haz·ard /ˈhæzərd/
1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
synset: hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment
2. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
synset: luck, fortune, chance, hazard
3. an obstacle on a golf course
synset: hazard
1. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
synset: guess, venture, pretend, hazard
2. put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
synset: venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize
3. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
synset: gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take_chances, adventure, run_a_risk, take_a_chance
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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