To run a risk, to incur hazard; to encounter danger.
Syn. -- Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See Danger.
Risk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Risked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Risking.] [CF. F.
risquer. See Risk, n.] 1. To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to
venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in
battle; to risk one's fame by a publication.