n. 1 peril, danger, risk, endangerment, threat, jeopardy The greatest hazard in sailing single-handed round the world is the loneliness 2 chance, gamble, uncertainty, luck, fortune They banned all games that depended on hazard
v. 3 venture, dare; gamble, risk, jeopardize, endanger, threaten, imperil, stake May I hazard a guess as to the origin of the word? He hazarded his entire fortune on the turn of a card