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risk - noun

  1. A possibility of danger or harm: chance, gamble, hazard. See safety.
  2. Exposure to possible harm, loss, or injury: danger, endangerment, hazard, imperilment, jeopardy, peril. See safety.
  3. A venture depending on chance: bet, gamble, speculation, wager. See gambling.

risk - verb

  1. To expose to possible loss or damage: adventure, compromise, hazard, venture. See safety.
  2. To subject to danger or destruction: endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten. See safety.
  3. To put up as a stake in a game or speculation: bet, gamble, lay(down), post, put, stake, venture, wager. Informal go. See gambling.
  4. To run the risk of: adventure, chance, hazard, venture. See safety.