n.
1.a source of danger
2.a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
3.the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
4.the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent risk v.
1.expose to a chance of loss or damage
2.take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Idiom of the Day
take (someone) hostage
to kidnap or seize someone to be a hostage
The bank robbers took several people hostage during the bank robbery.