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English noun: hazard | |||
| 1. | hazard (state) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | ||
| Samples | Drinking alcohol is a health hazard. | ||
| Synonyms | endangerment, jeopardy, peril, risk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | danger | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | health hazard, moral hazard, occupational hazard, sword of Damocles | ||
| 2. | hazard (phenomenon) an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another | ||
| Samples | Bad luck caused his downfall. We ran into each other by pure chance. | ||
| Synonyms | chance, fortune, luck | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | phenomenon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bad luck, even chance, mischance, mishap, toss-up, tossup | ||
| 3. | hazard (artifact) an obstacle on a golf course | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | obstacle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bunker, sand trap, trap, water hazard | ||
| Part meronym | golf course, links course | ||
English verb: hazard | |||
| 1. | hazard (communication) put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation | ||
| Samples | I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again. I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong. | ||
| Synonyms | guess, pretend, venture | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | speculate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise, surmise, suspect | ||
| 2. | hazard (social) put at risk | ||
| Samples | I will stake my good reputation for this. | ||
| Synonyms | adventure, jeopardize, stake, venture | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay on the line, put on the line, risk | ||
| 3. | hazard (social) take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | ||
| Samples | When you buy these stocks you are gambling. | ||
| Synonyms | adventure, chance, gamble, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assay, attempt, essay, seek, try | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | go for broke, luck it, luck through | ||
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