(n.) A game of chance played with dice.
(n.) The uncertain result of throwing a die; hence, a fortuitous
event; chance; accident; casualty.
(n.) Risk; danger; peril; as, he encountered the enemy at the
hazard of his reputation and life.
(n.) Holing a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or
the player's ball (losing hazard).
(n.) Anything that is hazarded or risked, as the stakes in
gaming.
(n.) To expose to the operation of chance; to put in danger of
loss or injury; to venture; to risk.
(n.) To venture to incur, or bring on.
(v. i.) To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger.