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- Dictionaryhazard/ˈhazəd/
noun
- 1. a danger or risk: "the hazards of childbirth" Similar
- 2. chance; probability: literary "we can form no calculation concerning the laws of hazard" Similar
verb
- 1. say (something) in a tentative way: "he hazarded a guess" Similar
- 2. put (something) at risk of being lost: "the cargo business is too risky to hazard money on" Similar Opposite
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A hazard is a potential source of harm. Substances, events, or circumstances can constitute hazards when their nature would potentially allow them to cause damage to health, life, property, or any other interest of value.
HAZARD definition: 1. something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage: 2. an area of a golf course (= area of…. Learn more.
Hazard definition: an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable. See examples of HAZARD used in a sentence.
hazard in British English. (ˈhæzəd ) noun. 1. exposure or vulnerability to injury, loss, evil, etc. 2. See at hazard. 3. a thing likely to cause injury, etc.
hazard noun [C] (GOLF) an area of a golf course (= area of land used for playing golf) that provides an obstacle (= something that blocks you so that movement, going forward, or action is made more difficult): In golf, hazards are just another part of the game.
noun. haz· ard ˈha-zərd. plural hazards. Synonyms of hazard. 1. : a source of danger. hazards on the roadway. 2. a. : the effect of unpredictable and unanalyzable forces in determining events : chance, risk. the hazards involved in owning your own business.
Definition of hazard noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another. synonyms: chance, fortune, luck. see more. noun. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. “drinking alcohol is a health hazard ”. synonyms: endangerment, jeopardy, peril, risk. see more. noun.
HAZARD definition: 1. something that is dangerous: 2. something unpleasant that sometimes happens to people who do a…. Learn more.
HAZARD meaning: 1 : a source of danger; 2 : something on a golf course (such as a pond or an area of sand) that makes hitting the ball into the hole more difficult.
