hazard vs essay

hazard and essay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hazard	Yes	No	Yes	No
essay	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, essay is a hypernym of hazard; that is, essay is a word with a broader meaning than hazard:

Other hypernyms of hazard include assay, attempt, seek, try.

hazard (noun)	essay (noun)
an obstacle on a golf course	a tentative attempt
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another	an analytic or interpretive literary composition
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

hazard (verb)	essay (verb)
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	make an effort or attempt
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome	put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
put at risk