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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
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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

Rhymes with HAZARD

mazzard

2hazard

transitive verb

Definition of HAZARD

: venture, risk <hazard a guess as to the outcome>

Examples of HAZARD

  1. His friend asked him to hazard a small sum in a business venture.
  2. <just so the tourists could see the sea lions up close, the captain needlessly hazarded his ship>

First Known Use of HAZARD

1530

Related to HAZARD

Synonyms
adventure, compromise, gamble (with), endanger, imperil, jeopard, jeopardize, menace, peril, risk, venture

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