PERIL

peril

Noun

  1. A situation of serious and immediate danger.
  2. Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
    The perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc)
  3. An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.

Verb

  1. To cause to be in danger; to imperil.


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