hazard

¹haz·ard

noun \ˈha-zərd\

Definition of HAZARD

1

: a game of chance like craps played with two dice

2

: a source of danger

3

a : chance, risk b : a chance event : accident

4

obsolete : stake 3a

5

: a golf-course obstacle

— at hazard

: at stake

Examples of HAZARD

1. <the tumbledown old barn was considered a fire hazard>
2. <it was only by hazard and good fortune that we found our way back to the trail>

Origin of HAZARD

Middle English, from Anglo-French hasard, from Old Spanish azar, from Arabic al-zahr the die

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to HAZARD

Synonyms: danger, imminence, menace, peril, pitfall, risk, threat, trouble

Related Words: snare, trap; booby trap

Near Antonyms: guard, protection, safeguard, shield, ward; asylum, harbor, haven, refuge, retreat, shelter

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Rhymes with HAZARD

mazzard