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English to English noun
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a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune |
• drinking alcohol is a health hazard
source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30
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the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred | source: wordnet30
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the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent | source: wordnet30
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Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction. | source: webster1913 verb
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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
source: wordnet30
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome |
• When you buy these stocks you are gambling
source: wordnet30
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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. | source: webster1913
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