Risk — Defs

01 n. Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.

1.
Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.
“The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a risk which has shaken very strong nerves.” — Macaulay.
2.
Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.(Com.)

Phrases & compounds

To run a risk — to incur hazard; to encounter danger.

Syn. Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See Danger.

02 v. t. To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame b…

imp. & p. p. Risked; p. pr. & vb. n. Risking

1.
To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame by a publication.
2.
To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.

Syn. To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard.