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risk, danger

n. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"

risk, hazard, jeopardy

n. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

compromise, scupper, expose, queer, endanger

v. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

menace, threaten, endanger, jeopardize, imperil, be a threat to

v. pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

threat, menace

n. something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"

risk, peril, hazard, jeopardy

n. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

chance, hazard, luck, fortune

n. 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"

bet, wager, risking, hazarding, staking

n. the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"

bet, wager, stake, stakes

n. the money risked on a gamble

risk, peril, danger

n. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"

threat, menace

n. something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"

peril, menace, threaten, endanger, jeopardize, imperil, be a threat to

v. pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

risk, expose to danger, put on the line, lay on the line

v. 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"

conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate

v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

strip, undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, disrobe, strip down

v. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

peril, compromise, scupper, expose, queer, endanger

v. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

venture, adventure, hazard, stake, jeopardize, put at risk

v. put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

loom, bulk large

v. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"

impend, be imminent

v. be imminent or about to happen; "Changes are impending"

risk, expose to danger, put on the line, lay on the line

v. 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"

adventure, risk, chance, gamble, hazard, take chances, run a risk, take a chance

v. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

overcast, cloud

v. make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

shade, shadow, shade off

v. cast a shadow over

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