Definition of risk

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Risk (n.) To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame by a publication..

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Martingal :: Martingal (n.) The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the martingale of a harness..
Alert :: Alert (a.) Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
Curvet :: Curvet (n.) To leap and frisk; to frolic.
Adventure :: Adventure (n.) The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat..
Allegro :: Allegro (a.) Brisk, lively..
Danger :: Danger (n.) Exposure to injury, loss, pain, or other evil; peril; risk; insecurity..
Griskin :: Griskin (n.) The spine of a hog.
Venturesome :: Venturesome (a.) Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger; venturous; bold; daring; adventurous; as, a venturesome boy or act..
Asterisk :: Asterisk (n.) The figure of a star, thus, /, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply the omission of letters or words, or to mark a word or phrase as having a special character..
Frisket :: Frisket (a.) The light frame which holds the sheet of paper to the tympan in printing.
Cotillion :: Cotillion (n.) A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille..
Budge :: Budge (v.) Brisk; stirring; jocund.
Crisp :: Crisp (a.) Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
Adventure :: Adventure (n.) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
Endanger :: Endanger (v. t.) To incur the hazard of; to risk.
Frisked :: Frisked (imp. & p. p.) of Fris.
Hedge :: Hedge (v. i.) To reduce the risk of a wager by making a bet against the side or chance one has bet on.
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Brisk; fresh; as, a smart breeze..
Adventurous :: Adventurous (n.) Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as, an adventurous undertaking, deed, song..
Fresh :: Fresh (superl) Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as, fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor; rather strong; cool or brisk; as, a fresh wind..
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