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NOUN | 1 | risk, hazard, jeopardy, peril | 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 at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A source of danger. A possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. |
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Synonyms | hazard, jeopardy, peril |
Narrower | occupational hazard; health hazard; sword of Damocles |
Broader | danger |
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 |
Narrower | chance; crapshoot; gamble |
Broader | venture |
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 |
Narrower | venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize; bell the cat |
Broader | try, seek, attempt, essay, assay |
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 |
Narrower | go for broke; luck it, luck through |
Broader | try, seek, attempt, essay, assay |
Nouns | risk |