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| NOUN | 1 | risk, hazard, jeopardy, peril, endangerment | A source of danger |
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| 2 | risk, peril, danger | A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury | |
| 3 | risk, risk of infection | The probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred | |
| 4 | risk, risk of exposure | The probability of being exposed to an infectious agent | |
| VERB | 1 | risk, put on the line, lay on the line | Expose to a chance of loss or damage |
| 2 | risk, gamble, chance, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance | Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome |
| Sounds | rih'sk |
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| Rhymes | asterisk, bisque, brisk, and 9 more rhymes in ihsk... |
| Meaning | A source of danger. A possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. |
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| Synonyms | hazard, jeopardy, peril, endangerment |
| Broader | danger |
| Narrower | health hazard; moral hazard; occupational hazard; sword of Damocles |
| Adjectives | risky; risky |
| Verbs | risk |
| Meaning | A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury. |
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| Examples | "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime" |
| Synonyms | peril, danger |
| Broader | venture |
| Narrower | chance; crapshoot; gamble |
| Adjectives | risky; risky; risky; risky |
| Verbs | risk; risk |
| Meaning | The probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred. |
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| Synonyms | risk of infection |
| Broader | probability, chance |
| Meaning | The probability of being exposed to an infectious agent. |
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| Synonyms | risk of exposure |
| Broader | probability, chance |
| Meaning | Expose to a chance of loss or damage. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
| Examples | "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?" |
| Synonyms | put on the line, lay on the line |
| Broader | try, seek, attempt, essay, assay |
| Narrower | venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize; bell the cat |
| Nouns | risk; risk |
| Meaning | Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Synonyms | gamble, chance, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance |
| Broader | try, seek, attempt, essay, assay |
| Narrower | go for broke; luck it, luck through |
| Nouns | risk |
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