Main entry: risk, danger, peril
Definition: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
Usage: he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime; there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
Main entry: risk, risk of exposure
Definition: the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
Main entry: risk, risk of infection
Definition: the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
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: 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: risk, put on the line, lay on the line
Definition: expose to a chance of loss or damage
Usage: We risked losing a lot of money in this venture; Why risk your life?; She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong