1. (n.) Risk; danger; peril; as, he encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life\.

2. (n.) A game of chance played with dice.

3. (n.) The uncertain result of throwing a die; hence, a fortuitous event; chance; accident; casualty.

4. (n.) Holing a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard).

5. (n.) Anything that is hazarded or risked, as the stakes in gaming.

6. (n.) To expose to the operation of chance; to put in danger of loss or injury; to venture; to risk.

7. (n.) To venture to incur, or bring on.

8. (v. i.) To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger.

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