hazard
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(noun) an obstacle on a golf course |
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Related Words: bunker, obstacle, sand trap, trap |
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(noun) a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" |
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Synonyms: jeopardy, peril, risk |
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Related Words: danger |
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(verb) put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" |
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Synonyms: adventure, jeopardize, stake, venture |
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Related Words: lay on the line, put on the line, risk |
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(verb) out forward, of a guess |
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Synonyms: guess, venture |
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Related Words: anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise, speculate, surmise, suspect |
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(verb) take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" |
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Synonyms: adventure, chance, gamble, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances |
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Related Words: assay, attempt, essay, luck it, luck through, seek, try |
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(noun) an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "it was a chance meeting" |
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Synonyms: chance, fortune, luck |
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Related Words: bad luck, even chance, mischance, mishap, phenomenon, toss-up |
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