American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. A chance; an accident. - n. A chance of being
injured or harmed; danger: Space travel is full of hazards. - n.
A possible source of danger: a fire hazard. - n. Games A dice
game similar to craps. - n. Sports An obstacle, such as a sand
trap, found on a golf course. - v. To expose to danger or harm.
See Synonyms at endanger. - v. To venture (something); dare:
hazard a guess. Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia - n. The
leading game at dice. The instruments are a box and two dice.
The players are a caster and any number of setters. The setter
stakes his money upon the table; the caster accepts the bet if
he chooses, and must cover the setter's money if required. The
setter can bar any throw. The caster first calls a main — that
is, he calls any of the numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. He then throws
his chance. If this is 2, 3, 11, or 12, it is called crabsand he
loses, unless the main were 7 and he throws 11, or the main were
6 or 8 and he throws