hazard

²hazard

verb

Definition of HAZARD

transitive verb

: 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

Related Words: intimidate, threaten; expose; subject; chance, wager

Near Antonyms: guard, protect, shelter, shield; preserve, resume, save

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