Definitions of hazard [ˈhæz ərd]

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Definition of 'hazard'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) hazard
something causing danger, peril, risk, or difficulty:
the many hazards of the big city.

2.  hazard
the absence or lack of predictability; chance; uncertainty.

3.  hazard
a bunker, sand trap, or the like, constituting an obstacle on a golf course.

4.  hazard
a game played with two dice, an earlier and more complicated form of craps.

5.  hazard
(in court tennis) any of the winning openings.

6. (v.t.) hazard
to offer (a statement, conjecture, etc.) with the possibility of facing criticism, disapproval, failure, or the like; venture:
to hazard a guess.

7.  hazard
to put to the risk of being lost; expose to risk.

8.  hazard
to take or run the risk of (a misfortune, penalty, etc.).

9.  hazard
to venture upon (anything of doubtful issue):
to hazard a dangerous encounter.

Definition of 'hazard'

Princeton's WordNet

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

2. (noun) 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"

3. (verb) hazard
an obstacle on a golf course

4. (verb) 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"

5. (verb) venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize
put at risk
"I will stake my good reputation for this"

6. (verb) 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"

Definition of 'hazard'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) hazard
sth that results in a danger or risk
a fire hazard; Tobacco smoke is a health hazard to children.

Definition of 'hazard'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) hazard
a game of chance played with dice

2. (noun) hazard
the uncertain result of throwing a die; hence, a fortuitous event; chance; accident; casualty

3. (noun) hazard
risk; danger; peril; as, he encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life

4. (noun) hazard
holing a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard)

5. (noun) hazard
anything that is hazarded or risked, as the stakes in gaming

6. (noun) hazard
to expose to the operation of chance; to put in danger of loss or injury; to venture; to risk

7. (noun) hazard
to venture to incur, or bring on

8. (verb) hazard
to try the chance; to encounter risk or danger

Definition of 'hazard'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. hazard
A condition with the potential to cause injury, illness, or death of personnel; damage to or loss of equipment or property; or mission degradation. See also injury; risk.

Translation of 'hazard'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (something which causes) a risk of harm or danger the hazards of mountain-climbing.
Afrikaans: risiko, gevaar	Arabic: خَطَر	Bulgarian: опасност
Brazilian: risco	Czech: riziko	German: das Wagnis
Danish: fare; risiko	Greek: κίνδυνος	Spanish: riesgo, peligro
Estonian: risk	Farsi: خطر	Finnish: vaara
French: danger	Hebrew: סַכָּנָה	Hindi: खतरा
Croatian: riziko, opasnost	Hungarian: kockázat	Indonesian: bahaya
Icelandic: tvísÿna, hætta	Italian: rischio	Japanese: 危険
Korean: 위험	Lithuanian: pavojus, rizika	Latvian: risks; briesmas
Malay: bahaya	Dutch: risico van gevaar	Norwegian: fare, risiko
Polish: ryzyko	Persian: خطر	Pashto: خطر
Portuguese: risco	Romanian: pericol	Russian: риск
Slovak: riziko	Slovenian: tveganje	Serbian: opasnost
Swedish: risk, fara, våda	Thai: ความอันตราย	Turkish: tehlike
Taiwanese: 危險的事物	Ukrainian: ризик; небезпека	Urdu: خطرہ
Vietnamese: mối nguy hiểm; sự độc hại	Chinese: 危险
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