To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.
To vie; to compete as a rival.
to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. Used with at or on
To put or send on a venture or chance.
To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
To risk or offer.
To undertake a risky or daring journey.
To say something.
A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.
The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.