noun🔗ShareThe chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss."He encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life."environmentdisasterconditionpossibilitysituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn obstacle or other feature which causes risk or danger; originally in sports, and now applied more generally."The video game involves guiding a character on a skateboard past all kinds of hazards."environmentdisastersportnatureconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(in driving a vehicle) An obstacle or other feature that presents a risk or danger that justifies the driver in taking action to avoid it."The icy patch on the road was a hazard, prompting the driver to slow down significantly. "vehicletrafficdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sand or water obstacle on a golf course."The golfer had to avoid the hazard in the fairway to keep from hitting a bad shot. "sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of potting a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard)."The player's hazard resulted in his cue ball hitting the side rail, causing him to lose the game. "sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA game of chance played with dice, usually for monetary stakes; popular mainly from 14th c. to 19th c."My grandfather enjoyed playing hazard with his friends at the local tavern. "gamehistoryentertainmentbetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChance."There's a hazard that the bus will be late today, so we should leave early. "possibilitysituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnything that is hazarded or risked, such as a stake in gambling."My investment in the startup company is a significant hazard; I've risked a lot of money. "gamebetbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe side of the court into which the ball is served."The server hit the ball into the right-hand hazard, giving the receiving team the point. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA problem with the instruction pipeline in CPU microarchitectures when the next instruction cannot execute in the following clock cycle, potentially leading to incorrect results."The programmer encountered a hazard in the CPU code, causing the calculations to be incorrect. "computingelectronicstechnicalmachinetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo expose to chance; to take a risk."By skipping breakfast, he hazards his chances of doing well on the math test. "actionpossibilitybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo risk (something); to venture, to incur, or bring on."The student hazarded a guess on the difficult question, hoping for a good grade. "actionpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
