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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Jeopardy

/jĕp'-ẽrd-ē/ · Jeop·ard·y · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛpɚdi/
01 n. Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.
  1. 1.
    Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.
    “There came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.” — Luke viii. 23.
    “Look to thyself, thou art in jeopardy.” Shak.
Syn. Danger; peril; hazard; risk. See Danger.
02 v. t. To jeopardize.
  1. 1.
    To jeopardize.[R.]