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1. A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
   "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
   - jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment
    
2. An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
   - luck, fortune, chance
    
3. An obstacle on a golf course

1. Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
   - guess, venture, pretend
    
2. Put at risk
   - venture, adventure, stake, jeopardize, jeopardise [Brit]
    
3. Take a risk in the hope of a favourable outcome
   - gamble, chance, risk, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance

Derived forms: hazarded, hazarding, hazards

See also: hazardous

Type of: assay, attempt, danger, essay, lay on the line, obstacle, phenomenon, put on the line, risk, seek, speculate, try

Part of: golf course, links course

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