hazard

  1. Noun.  (historical) A type of game played with dice. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  2. Noun.  Chance. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  3. Noun.  The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  4. Noun.  An obstacle or other feature which causes risk or danger; originally in sports, and now applied more generally. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
  5. Verb.  To expose to chance; to take a risk.
  6. Verb.  To incur or venture.

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