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risky move

noun

Definition of risky move

: an action that may result in something bad or unpleasant happening
  • It's a risky move for the company.

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risky play

  1. : attended with risk or danger : hazardous

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move play

  1. : to go or pass to another place or in a certain direction with a continuous motion

  2. : to proceed toward a certain state or condition

  3. : to become transferred during play

  1. : the act of moving a piece (as in chess)

  2. : the turn of a player to move

  3. : a step taken especially to gain an objective : maneuver

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