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RUN A RISK
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Example:
When you buy these stocks you are gambling
Synonyms:
adventure; chance; gamble; hazard; risk; run a risk; take a chance; take chances
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "run a risk" is one way to...):
assay; attempt; essay; seek; try (make an effort or attempt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "run a risk"):
go for broke (risk everything in one big effort)
luck it; luck through (act by relying on one's luck)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
