risk
n 1: a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
[syn: {hazard}, {jeopardy}, {peril}]
2: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or
injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime";
"there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" [syn: {peril},
{danger}]
v 1: expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a
lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"
[syn: {put on the line}, {lay on the line}]
2: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you
buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance},
{hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure}, {run a risk}, {take
a chance}]