risk

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: hazardjeopardyperilendangermentdangerrisk of infectionrisk of exposureput on the linelay on the linegamblechancetake chances

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune“drinking alcohol is a health hazard”Synonyms: hazardjeopardyperilendangerment
  2. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury“he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime”“there was a danger he would do the wrong thing”Synonyms: perildanger
  3. the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurredSynonyms: risk of infection
  4. the probability of being exposed to an infectious agentSynonyms: risk of exposure

Verb (2)

  1. expose to a chance of loss or damage“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”Synonyms: put on the linelay on the line
  2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome“When you buy these stocks you are gambling”Synonyms: gamblechancehazardtake chancesadventurerun a risktake a chance
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Risk \Risk\, n. [F. risque; cf. It. risco, risico, rischio, Pg. risco, Sp. riesgo, and also Sp. risco a steep rock; all probably fr. L. resceare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut; -- the word having been probably first used among sailors. See Section.]

1.Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction. [1913 Webster]

The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a risk which has shaken very strong nerves.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

2.(Com.) Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property. [1913 Webster]

To run a risk, to incur hazard; to encounter danger. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See Danger. [1913 Webster]

Risk \Risk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Risked; p. pr. & vb. n. Risking.] [CF. F. risquer. See Risk, n.]

1.To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame by a publication. [1913 Webster]

2.To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard. [1913 Webster]

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