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risk
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- pronunciation:
- rIsk
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a chance of getting hurt or losing something.
The pioneers faced many risks as they traveled across the plains.- synonyms:
- danger, jeopardy, peril
- antonyms:
- safety
- similar words:
- chance
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| related words: |
adventure, danger, hazard, menace, possibility, threat, venture |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
risks, risking, risked |
| definition 1: |
to put in danger.
She risked her life to climb the mountain.- synonyms:
- endanger, gamble, hazard
- similar words:
- menace
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| definition 2: |
to take the risk of.
The soldier risked punishment by not following the order.- synonyms:
- hazard
- similar words:
- venture
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| related words: |
afford, bet, compromise, endanger, expose, hazard, pledge, try |
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