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hazard

Syllabification: (haz·ard)

Pronunciation: /ˈhazərd/

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Definition of hazard

noun

1a danger or risk:the hazards of smoking
a potential source of danger:a fire hazard a health hazard
a permanent feature of a golf course that presents an obstruction to playing a shot, such as a bunker or stream.

2 literary chance; probability.

3a gambling game using two dice, in which the chances are complicated by arbitrary rules.

verb

[with object]

1venture to say (something):he hazarded a guess

2put (something) at risk of being lost:the cargo business is too risky to hazard money on

Origin:

Middle English (hazard (sense 3 of the noun)): from Old French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic az-zahr 'chance, luck', from Persian zār or Turkish zar 'dice'

Spell hazard with a single z; the ending is -ard.

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