A possibility of danger or harm

• hazard

  1. A chance of being injured or harmed:
  2. Risk or danger:
  3. A possible source of danger:

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  1. A chance of being injured or harmed:
  2. Risk or danger:
  3. A possible source of danger:

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• gamble

  1. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest.
  2. To play a game of chance for stakes.
  3. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.

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  1. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest.
  2. To play a game of chance for stakes.
  3. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.

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• chance

  1. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
  2. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck:
  3. The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability:

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  1. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
  2. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck:
  3. The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability:

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Exposure to possible harm, loss, or injury

• peril

  1. Imminent danger:
  2. Exposure to the risk of harm or loss:
  3. Something that endangers or involves risk:

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  1. Imminent danger:
  2. Exposure to the risk of harm or loss:
  3. Something that endangers or involves risk:

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• jeopardy

  1. Risk of loss or injury; peril or danger.
  2. A defendant's risk or danger of conviction when put on trial.

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  1. Risk of loss or injury; peril or danger.
  2. A defendant's risk or danger of conviction when put on trial.

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• imperilment

  1. The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.

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  1. The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.

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• hazard

  1. A chance of being injured or harmed:
  2. Risk or danger:
  3. A possible source of danger:

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  1. A chance of being injured or harmed:
  2. Risk or danger:
  3. A possible source of danger:

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• endangerment

  1. The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger
  2. (law) The exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or harm

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  1. The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger
  2. (law) The exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or harm

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• danger

  1. Exposure or vulnerability to harm or risk.
  2. A source or an instance of risk or peril.
  3. Power, especially power to harm.

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  1. Exposure or vulnerability to harm or risk.
  2. A source or an instance of risk or peril.
  3. Power, especially power to harm.

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A venture depending on chance

• wager

  1. An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter.
  2. A matter bet on; a gamble.
  3. Something that is staked on an uncertain outcome; a bet:

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  1. An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter.
  2. A matter bet on; a gamble.
  3. Something that is staked on an uncertain outcome; a bet:

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• speculation

  1. Reasoning based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or supposition.
  2. A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.
  3. Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.

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  1. Reasoning based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or supposition.
  2. A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.
  3. Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.

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• gamble

  1. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest.
  2. To play a game of chance for stakes.
  3. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.

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  1. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest.
  2. To play a game of chance for stakes.
  3. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.

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• bet

  1. An agreement usually between two parties that the one who has made an incorrect prediction about an uncertain outcome will forfeit something stipulated to the other; a wager:
  2. An amount or object risked in a wager; a stake:
  3. One on which a stake is or can be placed:

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  1. An agreement usually between two parties that the one who has made an incorrect prediction about an uncertain outcome will forfeit something stipulated to the other; a wager:
  2. An amount or object risked in a wager; a stake:
  3. One on which a stake is or can be placed:

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To expose to possible loss or damage

• venture

  1. An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.
  2. A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.
  3. Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.

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  1. An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.
  2. A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.
  3. Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.

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• hazard

  1. A chance of being injured or harmed:
  2. Risk or danger:
  3. A possible source of danger:

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  1. A chance of being injured or harmed:
  2. Risk or danger:
  3. A possible source of danger:

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• compromise

  1. A settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions.
  2. The result of such a settlement.
  3. Something that combines qualities or elements of different things:

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  1. A settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions.
  2. The result of such a settlement.
  3. Something that combines qualities or elements of different things:

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• adventure

  1. An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature.
  2. An undertaking of a questionable nature, especially one involving intervention in another state's affairs.
  3. An unusual or exciting experience:

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  1. An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature.
  2. An undertaking of a questionable nature, especially one involving intervention in another state's affairs.
  3. An unusual or exciting experience:

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To subject to danger or destruction

• threaten

  1. To express a threat against or give indications of taking hostile action against:
  2. To be a source of danger to; endanger:
  3. To give signs or warning of; portend:

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  1. To express a threat against or give indications of taking hostile action against:
  2. To be a source of danger to; endanger:
  3. To give signs or warning of; portend:

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• peril

  1. Imminent danger:
  2. Exposure to the risk of harm or loss:
  3. Something that endangers or involves risk:

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  1. Imminent danger:
  2. Exposure to the risk of harm or loss:
  3. Something that endangers or involves risk:

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• menace

  1. A possible danger; a threat:
  2. The quality of being threatening:
  3. A troublesome or annoying person:

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  1. A possible danger; a threat:
  2. The quality of being threatening:
  3. A troublesome or annoying person:

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• jeopardize

  1. To expose to loss or injury; imperil.

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  1. To expose to loss or injury; imperil.

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• imperil

  1. To expose to peril.

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  1. To expose to peril.

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• endanger

  1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil.
  2. To threaten with extinction.

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  1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil.
  2. To threaten with extinction.

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To put up as a stake in a game or speculation

• go

  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

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  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

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• wager

  1. An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter.
  2. A matter bet on; a gamble.
  3. Something that is staked on an uncertain outcome; a bet:

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  1. An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter.
  2. A matter bet on; a gamble.
  3. Something that is staked on an uncertain outcome; a bet:

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• venture

  1. An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.
  2. A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.
  3. Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.

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  1. An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.
  2. A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.
  3. Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.

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• stake

  1. A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.
  2. A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.
  3. Execution by burning. Used with the:

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  1. A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.
  2. A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.
  3. Execution by burning. Used with the:

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• put

  1. To place in a specified location; set:
  2. To cause to be in a specified condition:
  3. To cause (one) to undergo something; subject:

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  1. To place in a specified location; set:
  2. To cause to be in a specified condition:
  3. To cause (one) to undergo something; subject:

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• post

  1. A long piece of wood or other material set upright into the ground to serve as a marker or support.
  2. A support for a beam in the framework of a building.
  3. A terminal of a battery.

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  1. A long piece of wood or other material set upright into the ground to serve as a marker or support.
  2. A support for a beam in the framework of a building.
  3. A terminal of a battery.

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• lay

  1. To cause to lie down:
  2. To place in or bring to a particular position:
  3. To bury.

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  1. To cause to lie down:
  2. To place in or bring to a particular position:
  3. To bury.

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• gamble

  1. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest.
  2. To play a game of chance for stakes.
  3. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.

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  1. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest.
  2. To play a game of chance for stakes.
  3. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.

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• bet

  1. An agreement usually between two parties that the one who has made an incorrect prediction about an uncertain outcome will forfeit something stipulated to the other; a wager:
  2. An amount or object risked in a wager; a stake:
  3. One on which a stake is or can be placed:

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  1. An agreement usually between two parties that the one who has made an incorrect prediction about an uncertain outcome will forfeit something stipulated to the other; a wager:
  2. An amount or object risked in a wager; a stake:
  3. One on which a stake is or can be placed:

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To run the risk of

• venture

  1. An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.
  2. A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.
  3. Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.

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  1. An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.
  2. A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.
  3. Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.

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• hazard

  1. A chance of being injured or harmed:
  2. Risk or danger:
  3. A possible source of danger:

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  1. A chance of being injured or harmed:
  2. Risk or danger:
  3. A possible source of danger:

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• chance

  1. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
  2. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck:
  3. The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability:

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  1. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
  2. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck:
  3. The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability:

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• adventure

  1. An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature.
  2. An undertaking of a questionable nature, especially one involving intervention in another state's affairs.
  3. An unusual or exciting experience:

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  1. An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature.
  2. An undertaking of a questionable nature, especially one involving intervention in another state's affairs.
  3. An unusual or exciting experience:

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Danger

• jeopardy

  1. Risk of loss or injury; peril or danger.
  2. A defendant's risk or danger of conviction when put on trial.

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  1. Risk of loss or injury; peril or danger.
  2. A defendant's risk or danger of conviction when put on trial.

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• peril

  1. Imminent danger:
  2. Exposure to the risk of harm or loss:
  3. Something that endangers or involves risk:

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  1. Imminent danger:
  2. Exposure to the risk of harm or loss:
  3. Something that endangers or involves risk:

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• hazard

  1. A chance of being injured or harmed:
  2. Risk or danger:
  3. A possible source of danger:

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  1. A chance of being injured or harmed:
  2. Risk or danger:
  3. A possible source of danger:

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The basis of a chance

• prospect

  1. Something expected; a possibility.
  2. Chances.
  3. Financial expectations, especially of success.

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  1. Something expected; a possibility.
  2. Chances.
  3. Financial expectations, especially of success.

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• opportunity

  1. A favorable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances.
  2. A chance for progress or advancement, as in a career.

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  1. A favorable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances.
  2. A chance for progress or advancement, as in a career.

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• contingency

  1. An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended; a possibility.
  2. A possibility that must be prepared for; a future emergency.
  3. The condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty.

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  1. An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended; a possibility.
  2. A possibility that must be prepared for; a future emergency.
  3. The condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty.

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• fortuity

  1. A chance occurrence or event.
  2. The quality or condition of being fortuitous.

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  1. A chance occurrence or event.
  2. The quality or condition of being fortuitous.

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• good risk

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• venture

  1. An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.
  2. A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.
  3. Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.

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  1. An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.
  2. A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.
  3. Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.

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• gamble

  1. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest.
  2. To play a game of chance for stakes.
  3. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.

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  1. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest.
  2. To play a game of chance for stakes.
  3. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.

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• chance

  1. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
  2. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck:
  3. The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability:

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  1. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
  2. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck:
  3. The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability:

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