(n.)

That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.

(n.)

Risk; danger; peril.

(n.)

The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.

(n.)

A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life.

(n.)

A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.

(n.)

To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.

(n.)

To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.

(v. i.)

To try the chance; to take the risk.

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