PERIL
\pˈɛɹə͡l], \pˈɛɹəl], \p_ˈɛ_ɹ_əl]\
Definitions of PERIL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
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a state of danger involving risk
By Princeton University
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pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
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a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
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a state of danger involving risk
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction.
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To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life.
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To be in danger.
By Oddity Software
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Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction.
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To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life.
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To be in danger.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
By Daniel Lyons
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n. [French, Latin, Greek] Danger; hazard; risk; jeopardy;—exposure to injury, loss, or destruction;—imminent danger; risk of life;—also, danger threatened or denounced; some particular risk or threatening of evil consequences given as a warning or deterrent.