Adventure

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1. Noun

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

2. Noun

Risk; danger; peril.

3. Noun

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.

4. Noun

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

5. Noun

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

6. Noun

To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.

7. Noun

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

8. Verb

To try the chance; to take the risk.

9. Verb

put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
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