noun

1. A risky or daring undertaking or journey.

2. An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.

3. The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.

Synonyms: accident, chance, contingency, stake

verb

1. To undertake a risky or daring journey.

2. To risk or offer.

   “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”

3. To dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. Used with at or on