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Meaning of hazard

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  hazard
      n 1: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or
           misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" [syn:
           {hazard}, {jeopardy}, {peril}, {risk}, {endangerment}]
      2: 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" [syn:
         {luck}, {fortune}, {chance}, {hazard}]
      3: an obstacle on a golf course
      v 1: 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" [syn:
           {guess}, {venture}, {pretend}, {hazard}]
      2: put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" [syn:
         {venture}, {hazard}, {adventure}, {stake}, {jeopardize}]
      3: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy
         these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance},
         {risk}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure}, {run a risk},
         {take a chance}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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