Overview of noun hazard

The noun hazard has 3 senses

• hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment -- (a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard")


• 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")


• hazard -- (an obstacle on a golf course)

Overview of verb hazard

The verb hazard has 3 senses

• 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")


• venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize -- (put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this")


• 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")