n. | 1. | A game of chance played with dice. |
| 2. | The uncertain result of throwing a die; hence, a fortuitous event; chance; accident; casualty. |
| 3. | Risk; danger; peril; as, he encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life. |
| 4. | (Billiards) Holing a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard). |
| 5. | Anything that is hazarded or risked, as the stakes in gaming. |
| 6. | (Golf) Any place into which the ball may not be safely played, such as bunkers, furze, water, sand, or other kind of bad ground. |
v. t. | 1. | |
| 1. | To expose to the operation of chance; to put in danger of loss or injury; to venture; to risk. |
| 2. | To venture to incur, or bring on. |
v. i. | 1. | To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger. |