Overview of noun risk

The noun risk has 4 senses

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


• risk, peril, danger -- (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")


• risk, risk of infection -- (the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred)


• risk, risk of exposure -- (the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent)

Overview of verb risk

The verb risk has 2 senses

• risk, put on the line, lay on the line -- (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")


• 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")