1. State of being in danger or at risk
   "drinking alcohol is a health hazard";
   - jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment
    
2. An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
   "The weather remained a hazard for the mountain expedition";
   - luck, fortune, chance
    
3. An obstacle on a golf course
   "The golfer's ball landed in a sand hazard"

1. Take a risk in the hope of a favourable outcome
   "He hazarded his savings on a new business venture";
   - gamble, chance, risk, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
    
2. Put at risk
   "I will hazard my good reputation for this";
   - venture, adventure, stake, jeopardize, jeopardise [Brit]
    
3. Say or suggest something without being certain
   "He hazarded a guess about the outcome";
   - guess, venture, pretend

Derived forms: hazards, hazarding, hazarded

Type of: assay [archaic], attempt, danger, essay, lay on the line, muse, obstacle, phenomenon, put on the line, risk, seek, speculate, try

Part of: golf course, links course

Encyclopedia: Hazard, Nebraska