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hazard
haz·ard H0094800 (hăz′ərd)n.1. a. A chance of being injured or harmed: Space travel is full of hazards.b. Risk or danger: a high degree of hazard.2. A possible source of danger: This room is a fire hazard.3. Games A game played with dice that is a forerunner of craps and was especially popular in England in the 1600s and 1700s.4. Sports An obstacle, such as a sand trap, found on a golf course.5. Archaic Chance or an accident.tr.v. haz·ard·ed, haz·ard·ing, haz·ards 1. To expose to danger or risk. See Synonyms at endanger.2. a. To venture (something): hazard a guess.b. To express at the risk of denial, criticism, or censure: "The wise young captain ... hazarded to the lieutenant-colonel that the enemy's infantry would probably soon attack the hill" (Stephen Crane). [Middle English hasard, a kind of dice game, from Old French, from Old Spanish azar, unlucky throw of the dice, chance, possibly from Arabic az-zahr, the die : al-, the + zahr, die (possibly from zahr, flowers (the losing sides of some medieval dice perhaps being decorated with images of flowers), from zahara, to shine, be radiant; see zhr in Semitic roots).]hazard (ˈhæzəd) n1. exposure or vulnerability to injury, loss, evil, etc2. at hazard at risk; in danger3. a thing likely to cause injury, etc4. (Golf) golf an obstacle such as a bunker, a road, rough, water, etc5. chance; accident (esp in the phrase by hazard)6. (Gambling, except Cards) a gambling game played with two dice7. (Tennis) real tennis a. the receiver's side of the courtb. one of the winning openings8. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards a scoring stroke made either when a ball other than the striker's is pocketed (winning hazard) or the striker's cue ball itself (losing hazard)vb (tr) 9. to chance or risk10. to venture (an opinion, guess, etc)11. to expose to danger[C13: from Old French hasard, from Arabic az-zahr the die] ˈhazardable adj ˈhazard-ˌfree adjhaz•ard (ˈhæz ərd) n. 1. something causing danger, peril, risk, or difficulty: the many hazards of the big city. 2. the absence or lack of predictability; chance; uncertainty. 3. a bunker, sand trap, or the like, constituting an obstacle on a golf course. 4. a game played with two dice, an earlier and more complicated form of craps. 5. (in court tennis) any of the winning openings. v.t. 6. to offer (a statement, conjecture, etc.) with the possibility of facing criticism, disapproval, failure, or the like; venture: to hazard a guess. 7. to put to the risk of being lost; expose to risk. 8. to take or run the risk of (a misfortune, penalty, etc.). 9. to venture upon (anything of doubtful issue): to hazard a dangerous encounter. Idioms: at hazard, at risk. [1250–1300; Middle English hasard < Old French, perhaps < Arabic al-zahr the die] haz′ard•a•ble, adj. haz′ard•er, n. syn: See danger. hazardA 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.hazard Past participle: hazarded Gerund: hazarding
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hazardObstacle on the course, usually a bunker or an area of water.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | hazard - a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"endangerment, jeopardy, peril, riskdanger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"health hazard - hazard to the health of those exposed to itmoral hazard - (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance); "insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest"occupational hazard - any condition of a job that can result in illness or injurysword of Damocles - a constant and imminent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles" | | 2. | 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"fortune, luck, chancephenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoningmischance, mishap, bad luck - an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"even chance, tossup, toss-up - an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose" | | 3. | hazard - an obstacle on a golf coursebunker, sand trap, trap - a hazard on a golf coursegolf course, links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golfobstacle - an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)water hazard - hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer must avoid | Verb | 1. | 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"guess, venture, pretendforebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"suspect, surmise - imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal" | | 2. | hazard - put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"stake, adventure, jeopardize, venturelay on the line, put on the line, risk - expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong" | | 3. | hazard - take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"adventure, gamble, run a risk, take a chance, take chances, risk, chanceattempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"go for broke - risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race"luck it, luck through - act by relying on one's luck |
hazardnoun1. danger, risk, threat, problem, menace, peril, jeopardy, pitfall, endangerment, imperilment a sole that reduces the hazard of slipping on slick surfacesverb1. jeopardize, risk, endanger, threaten, expose, imperil, put in jeopardy He could not believe that the man would have hazarded his grandson.2. guess, suggest, ask 'Fifteen or sixteen?' Mrs Dearden hazarded.hazard a guess guess, conjecture, suppose, speculate, presume, take a guess I would hazard a guess that they'll do fairly well.hazardnoun1. An unexpected random event:accident, chance, fluke, fortuity, hap, happenchance, happenstance.2. The quality shared by random, unintended, or unpredictable events or this quality regarded as the cause of such events:chance, fortuitousness, fortuity, fortune, hap, luck.3. Exposure to possible harm, loss, or injury:danger, endangerment, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk.4. A possibility of danger or harm:chance, gamble, risk.verb1. To expose to possible loss or damage:adventure, compromise, risk, venture.2. To run the risk of:adventure, chance, risk, venture.3. To have the courage to put forward, as an idea, especially when rebuff or criticism is likely:dare, presume, pretend, venture.Translationshazard (ˈhӕzəd) noun (something which causes) a risk of harm or danger. the hazards of mountain-climbing. 危險的事物 危险 verb1. to risk; to be prepared to do (something, the result of which is uncertain). Are you prepared to hazard your life for the success of this mission? 冒險 冒险2. to put forward (a guess etc). 大膽做出(猜測) 冒险作出(猜测) ˈhazardous adjective dangerous. a hazardous journey; hazardous waste. 危險的 危险的ˈhazardousness noun 有危險 冒险hazard
at hazardAt risk. Once one student got the flu, I knew that everyone in his class was at hazard for illness.See also: hazardhazard a guessTo make a prediction, estimate, or conjecture. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say that it's the cooling system that failed. You won't be penalized for hazarding a guess, so be sure not to leave any questions unanswered.See also: guess, hazardtake a guessTo make a prediction, estimate, or conjecture; to guess. If I had to take a guess, I'd say that it's the cooling system that failed. You won't be penalized for taking a guess, so be sure not to leave any questions unanswered.See also: guess, takehazard an opinionTo voice or share one's opinion. I was too intimidated to hazard an opinion because all the members of the board were in that meeting.See also: hazard, opinionat hazardin danger; at risk. He is not willing to have much of his money at hazard in the stock market. Your life is at hazard unless you wear a helmet when you ride your motorcycle.See also: hazardhazard an opinionFig. to give an opinion. Anne asked the attorney to hazard an opinion about the strength of her lawsuit. Don't feel like you have to hazard an opinion on something you know nothing about.See also: hazard, opiniontake a guess and hazard a guess; make a guessto guess. Even if you don't know, please take a guess. If you don't know the answer, hazard a guess.See also: guess, takehazard
hazard1. Golf an obstacle such as a bunker, a road, rough, water, etc. 2. a gambling game played with two dice 3. Real Tennisa. the receiver's side of the court b. one of the winning openings 4. Billiards a scoring stroke made either when a ball other than the striker's is pocketed (winning hazard) or the striker's cue ball itself (losing hazard) HazardA material or condition that may cause damage, injury, or other harm, frequently established through standardized assays performed on biological systems or organisms. The confluence of hazard and exposure create a risk.hazard[′haz·ərd] (industrial engineering) Any risk to which a worker is subject as a direct result (in whole or in part) of his being employed. See hazard See hazard See hazardHazard
Hazard1. See: Physical hazard.
2. See: Moral hazard.AcronymsSeeHRShazard
Synonyms for hazardnoun dangerSynonyms- danger
- risk
- threat
- problem
- menace
- peril
- jeopardy
- pitfall
- endangerment
- imperilment
verb jeopardizeSynonyms- jeopardize
- risk
- endanger
- threaten
- expose
- imperil
- put in jeopardy
verb guessSynonymsphrase hazard a guessSynonyms- guess
- conjecture
- suppose
- speculate
- presume
- take a guess
Synonyms for hazardnoun an unexpected random eventSynonyms- accident
- chance
- fluke
- fortuity
- hap
- happenchance
- happenstance
noun the quality shared by random, unintended, or unpredictable events or this quality regarded as the cause of such eventsSynonyms- chance
- fortuitousness
- fortuity
- fortune
- hap
- luck
noun exposure to possible harm, loss, or injurySynonyms- danger
- endangerment
- imperilment
- jeopardy
- peril
- risk
noun a possibility of danger or harmSynonymsverb to expose to possible loss or damageSynonyms- adventure
- compromise
- risk
- venture
verb to run the risk ofSynonyms- adventure
- chance
- risk
- venture
verb to have the courage to put forward, as an idea, especially when rebuff or criticism is likelySynonyms- dare
- presume
- pretend
- venture
Synonyms for hazardnoun a source of dangerSynonyms- endangerment
- jeopardy
- peril
- risk
Related Words- danger
- health hazard
- moral hazard
- occupational hazard
- sword of Damocles
noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than anotherSynonymsRelated Words- phenomenon
- mischance
- mishap
- bad luck
- even chance
- tossup
- toss-up
noun an obstacle on a golf courseRelated Words- bunker
- sand trap
- trap
- golf course
- links course
- obstacle
- water hazard
verb put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutationSynonymsRelated Words- forebode
- predict
- prognosticate
- foretell
- promise
- anticipate
- call
- suspect
- surmise
- speculate
verb put at riskSynonyms- stake
- adventure
- jeopardize
- venture
Related Words- lay on the line
- put on the line
- risk
verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcomeSynonyms- adventure
- gamble
- run a risk
- take a chance
- take chances
- risk
- chance
Related Words- attempt
- essay
- try
- assay
- seek
- go for broke
- luck it
- luck through
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