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