Main entry: hazard
Definition: an obstacle on a golf course
Main entry: fortune, luck, chance, hazard
Definition: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
Usage: bad luck caused his downfall; we ran into each other by pure chance
Main entry: hazard, jeopardy, risk, peril, endangerment
Definition: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
Usage: drinking alcohol is a health hazard
Main entry: pretend, guess, hazard, venture
Definition: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
Usage: I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again; I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
Main entry: take a chance, take chances, adventure, run a risk, chance, hazard, gamble, risk
Definition: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Usage: When you buy these stocks you are gambling
Main entry: jeopardize, adventure, stake, hazard, venture
Definition: put at risk
Usage: I will stake my good reputation for this