hazard
an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
something causing unavoidable danger, peril, risk, or difficulty: The many hazards of the big city did nothing to convince her to leave.
the absence or lack of predictability; chance; uncertainty: There is an element of hazard in the execution of the most painstaking plans.
Golf. a bunker, sand trap, or the like, constituting an obstacle.
the uncertainty of the result in throwing a die.
a game played with two dice, an earlier and more complicated form of craps.
Court Tennis. any of the winning openings.
(in English billiards) a stroke by which the player pockets the object ball (winning hazard ) or their own ball after contact with another ball (losing hazard ).
to offer (a statement, conjecture, etc.) with the possibility of facing criticism, disapproval, failure, or the like; venture: He hazarded a guess, with trepidation, as to her motives in writing the article.
to put to the risk of being lost; expose to risk: In making the investment, he hazarded all his savings.
to take or run the risk of (a misfortune, penalty, etc.): Thieves hazard arrest.
to venture upon (anything of doubtful issue): to hazard a dangerous encounter.
Idioms about hazard
at hazard, at risk; at stake; subject to chance: His reputation was at hazard in his new ventures.
Origin of hazard
1synonym study For hazard
Other words for hazard
Opposites for hazard
Other words from hazard
- haz·ard·a·ble, adjective
- haz·ard·er, noun
- haz·ard·less, adjective
- pre·haz·ard, adjective
- un·haz·ard·ed, adjective
- un·haz·ard·ing, adjective
- well-haz·ard·ed, adjective
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How to use hazard in a sentence
It might be a hazard of the job, and even if you leave Instagram, it would probably be good to talk to a therapist who can help you develop coping strategies.
Social Media Feels Increasingly Toxic. What Do I Do? | Blair Braverman | August 29, 2020 | Outside OnlineAutonomous vehicles need to be able to predict whether a child is about to run into the road or whether a wobbling cyclist presents a hazard.
How special relativity can help AI predict the future | Will Heaven | August 28, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewYet, while desire is one thing, the hazards that await are another.
It is outrageous that these companies are keeping all of us in the dark about the dangers these workers face and the hazards that still exist across San Diego County and the state.
The Pandemic Hasn’t Gone Away – Neither Should Hazard Pay | Todd Walters and Brent E. Beltrán | August 20, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe job may look as simple as connecting two wires, but doing the job incorrectly can be a true safety hazard either immediately or down the road.
That is where the subordinate gangs like Big hazard come in.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs | Seth Ferranti | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe hazard gang is a multi-generational gang based in the East Los Angeles area.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs | Seth Ferranti | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASThazard ratios were largest for benzodiazepines—the most commonly prescribed drug class.
Anti-Anxiety and Sleeping Pills Increase Risk of Death, New Study Reports | Brandy Zadrozny | April 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Sexual assault is not an occupational hazard,” Arbogast said.
Retired Marine Reveals Secret Suffering of Male Military Rape Victims | Caitlin Dickson | February 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd garbage from this massive infrastructure project was also poured into the Mzymta River, causing an ecological hazard.
Not suspecting her motive, he represented the hazard of putting so great an affront on the favourite of the Empress.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterA fifth by the sheer hazard of a lucky "deal" acquires a fortune without work at all.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockShe began to perceive what life really was, and the immense importance of hazard therein.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettLawrence, when the day was lost, rode back to prepare the hapless Europeans in the city for the hazard that now threatened.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThat it was his determination to hazard all things rather than chill the coalition.
British Dictionary definitions for hazard
/ (ˈhæzəd) /
exposure or vulnerability to injury, loss, evil, etc
at hazard at risk; in danger
a thing likely to cause injury, etc
golf an obstacle such as a bunker, a road, rough, water, etc
chance; accident (esp in the phrase by hazard)
a gambling game played with two dice
real tennis
the receiver's side of the court
one of the winning openings
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)
to chance or risk
to venture (an opinion, guess, etc)
to expose to danger
Origin of hazard
1Derived forms of hazard
- hazardable, adjective
- hazard-free, adjective
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