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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"

peril, hazard, jeopardy

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

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, 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"

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"

peril, compromise, scupper, expose, queer, endanger

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

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

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

dare

v. to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"

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

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

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"

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

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

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