n.1 liability or exposure to harm.
2 a thing that causes or is likely to cause harm.
3 the status of a railway signal directing a halt or caution.
Phrases and idioms:
danger list a list of those dangerously ill, esp. in a hospital. danger money extra payment for dangerous work. in danger of likely to incur or to suffer from.
Etymology: earlier sense 'jurisdiction, power': ME f. OF dangier ult. f. L dominus lord