- hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk - a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
--1 is a kind of danger
--1 has particulars: occupational hazard; health hazard; sword of DamoclesDerived forms: verb hazard2, verb hazard3 - luck, fortune, chance, hazard - 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"
--2 is a kind of phenomenon
--2 has particulars:bad luck, mischance, mishap; tossup, toss-up, even chance Derived form: verb hazard1 - hazard - an obstacle on a golf course
--3 is a kind of obstacle
--3 is a part of golf course, golf links, links
--3 has particulars: bunker, sand trap, trap; water hazard
- guess, venture, pretend, hazard - 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"
--1 is one way to speculate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun hazard2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize - put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
--2 is one way to risk, put on the line, lay on the line
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun hazard1
Somebody ----s something
- gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance - take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
--3 is one way to try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun hazard1
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE