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hazard

1. haz.ard \'haz-*rd\ n [ME, fr. MF hasard, fr. Ar az-zahr the die] 1: a 
   game of chance like craps played with two dice  2: a source of danger  3a: 
   CHANCE  3b: a chance event : ACCIDENT  obs  4: STAKE  5: one of the winning 
   openings in a court-tennis court  6: a golf-course obstacle 
2. hazard vt : VENTURE, RISK