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.