Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Risking"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Risk \Risk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Risked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Risking}.] [CF. F. risquer. See {Risk}, n.]
1. 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.
2. To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.
Syn: To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard.
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