RISK

[verb]"It's dangerous to cross here." "I'll just have to risk it (= accept the danger of doing it)." [T]She was prepared to risk everything on a last throw of the dice.He risked losing his house when his company went bankrupt. [+ verb-ing]I'm not risking (= taking the chance of losing) my life/(informal)neck in that old car. [T]He risked life and limb to get the cat down from the tree (= it was a dangerous thing to attempt). [T]