Reverse Dictionary: RISK

ADJECTIVES
► ADVENTUROUS full of risk or peril; hazardous, perilous → c1350 obs.
► CAZZARDLY ► KAZZARDLY precarious, risky, uncertain → 1849 Eng. dial.
► CAZZELTY precarious, risky, uncertain; unreliable, fickle, changeable → 1873 Eng. dial.
► DICKY uncertain, risky → 1819
► DODGY risky, difficult, or dangerous → 1861 Aust. & NZ colloq.
► HAZARDABLE involving hazard; hazardous, risky → 1623 obs.
► HAZARDFUL risky, hazardous, perilous → 1626 obs.
► HAZARDLY risky, dangerous → 1575 obs.
► HAZARDOUS addicted to risks; venturesome → 1580 obs.
► JEOPARDIOUS fraught with danger or risk; hazardous, risky, perilous, dangerous → 1502 obs.
► JEOPARDOUS fraught with risk or danger; hazardous, risky, perilous, dangerous → 1451 obs.
► MISCHANCY unlucky; risky, dangerous; mischievous → 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
► NECK OR NOUGHT risky, venturesome → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NERVY requiring nerve or daring, risky → 1897
► ON THE LINE at risk, at stake, in jeopardy → 1940 US
► SKETCH risky, dangerous → 1970s US students’ sl.
► TICKLE risky, dangerous → 1579 obs. or arch.
► TICKLISH liable to end in disaster unless treated with great care; needing cautious handling or action; delicate, critical, precarious, risky, hazardous → 1592
► TROPICAL very risky → 1984 Aust. prison sl. (Bk.)
► UNCHANCY mischievous; dangerous; risky; not safe to meddle with → 1786 chiefly Sc.
► WANCHANCY dangerous, risky → a1774 Sc.
► WOBBLY uncertain, undecided; risky → 1884 UK sl.

NOUNS
► ACT OF FAITH a risk or gamble, especially one taken because of a hunch → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► ADVENTUREMENT running of risk → 1599 obs.
► ADVENTURESHIP adventurousness; adventurous practice; daring or risky behaviour → 1811
► ADVENTURISM proneness or willingness to take risks, engage in hazardous enterprises, defy convention, or live by one’s wits → 1838
► APPERIL risk, peril → 1848 Ireland
► BALANCE objective uncertainty or suspense; risk, hazard → 1330 obs.
► CRAP SHOOT a situation or undertaking regarded as uncertain, risky, or unpredictable → 1958
► DAZZITY the performance of a challenging action of strength, skill, or risk by boys → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DOUBT a thing to dreaded; danger, risk → 1400 obs.
► HAHT ► HAUHT peril, risk → c1200 obs.
► HAVE-AT-ALL a desperate risk → 1622 obs.
► HAZARDIZE a hazardous position; a condition of peril or risk → 1590 obs.
► HAZARDRY the incurring of risk; venturesomeness → 1590 obs.
► JUMP venture, hazard, risk → 1600 obs.
► PERICULOUSNESS danger, risk → 1547 obs.
► TRAP FOR AMATEUR PLAYERS, A a danger or risk to the inexperienced → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)

NOUNS, PERSON
► ADVENTURIST a person inclined to seek adventure or take risks, esp. for profit → 1815
► BENGAL LANCER an opportunity, esp. one who takes risks in pursuit of criminal gain → 2005 Sc. rhyming sl. for ‘chancer’
► GAMBLER a person who takes risks in the hope of gaining some advantage, benefit, or success → 1838 
► GAMESTER a risk-taker; a chancer → 1615 
► PERICLITATOR a person who undertakes a venture or experiment, esp. of a dangerous or risky kind → 1602 obs.
► VENTURER one who undertakes something risky, difficult, or dangerous → 1560 

PHRASES
► CLOSE TO THE WIND taking a calculated risk → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► NECK OR NOTHING at every risk; desperately → 1708 colloq.

VERBS
► BALL THE JACK to risk everything on one attempt → 1925 Amer. dial.
► BRING ASS TO GET ASS to risk one’s own well-being in order to defeat someone else → 1959 Amer. sl.
► CHANCE HER to take risks, to gamble → E19 sl.
► CHANCE IT to take risks, to gamble → E19 sl.
► CHANCE ONE’S ARM to take risks → L19 sl.
► CHANCE ONE’S MITT to take risks → L19 sl.
► FLIRT WITH DEATH to run a big risk → 1926 US sl. (Bk.)
► FLIRT WITH THE UNDERTAKER to run a big risk → 1926 US sl. (Bk.)
► GAGE to stake, to wager; to risk, to bet → 1599 obs.
► GO THE WHOLE FIGURE to risk or do everything possible → 1833 Amer. sl.
► GO THE WHOLE SHOOT to risk all → 1884 sl.
► GYPSY to make a risky bet or call → 1940s US sl. gambling sl.
► HAZARDIZE to put in hazard; to jeopardize, to risk → 1628 obs.
► JEOPARD 1. to put in jeopardy; to expose to loss, injury, or death; to hazard, to risk, to imperil → c1374
2. to risk oneself, to run the risk; to venture, to adventure → 1430 obs.
3. to risk doing something → 1456 obs.
► JEOPARDY to put in jeopardy; to expose to loss, injury, death; to hazard, to risk, to imperil → 1460
► LET THE TAIL GO WITH THE HIDE to risk everything → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► MONKEY WITH THE BUZZ-SAW to risk injury of any kind → 1912 Amer. dial.
► ODDS to risk, to take a chance → 1958 sl.
► PERICLITATE to expose to peril, endanger, risk, hazard → 1623 obs.
► PLAY AT CHUCK FARTHING WITH vb. to throw away or risk heedlessly → 1837
► PLAY WITH THE BULL to run needless risks; to be foolhardy → 19C Eng. dial.
► PUSH ONE’S LUCK to take additional risks when things are going well → 1911
► PUSH THE ENVELOPE to exceed or extend the boundaries of what is considered possible or permissible; to attempt something viewed as risky or radical → 1970
► PUT ONE’S ASS ON THE LINE to put oneself into a position of responsibility; to take risks; to face punishment → 1980s US sl.
► PUT ONE’S BALLS ON THE LINE to put oneself into a position of responsibility; to take risks; to face punishment → 1980s US sl.
► PUT ONE’S HEAD ON THE BLOCK to declare oneself openly; to take a risk or stand that may be dangerous → 1950s sl.
► PUT ONE’S HEAD UNDER THE KNIFE to declare oneself openly; to take a risk or stand that may be dangerous → 1950s sl.
► RUN THE VENTURE OF to run the risk of → 1722 obs.
► SAIL CLOSE TO THE WIND to take risks, esp. with a set of rules and regulations → M19 sl.
► SEND THE AXE AFTER THE HELVE after losing or risking so much, to risk all that is left; to go the whole length regardless of loss or damage → 1546
► TAKE A BEAR BY THE TOOTH to take foolhardy risks → 1719
► TAKE A FLYER to take an ambitious gamble; to take a risky chance or chancy risk, esp. financially → 1885 US sl.
► TAKE A PUNT to have a go; to risk, to gamble → 1965 orig. Aust.
► THROW A SPRAT TO CATCH A MACKEREL to make a small outlay or risk in the hope of a significant return; to do someone a small favour in the hope of a handsome return → 1747
► VENTURE ABROAD to risk publishing an article, etc. → 1674 obs.
► VENTURE A JOINT to take some risk → 1573 obs.
► WIN THE HORSE OR TINE THE SADDLE to risk everything → 1737 Sc. obs.