Hypertext Webster Gateway: "risk"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Risk \Risk\, n. [F. risque; cf. It. risco, risico, rischio, Pg.
risco, Sp. riesgo, and also Sp. risco a steep rock; all
probably fr. L. resceare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare
to cut; -- the word having been probably first used among
sailors. See {Section}.]
1. Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or
destruction.
The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a
risk which has shaken very strong nerves.
--Macaulay.
2. (Com.) Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.
{To run a risk}, to incur hazard; to encounter danger.
Syn: Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See {Danger}.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
risk
n 1: a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
[syn: {hazard}, {jeopardy}, {peril}]
2: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or
injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime";
"there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" [syn: {peril},
{danger}]
v 1: expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a
lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"
[syn: {put on the line}, {lay on the line}]
2: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you
buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance},
{hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure}, {run a risk}, {take
a chance}]
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