hazard vs seek

hazard and seek both are nouns.

hazard and seek both are verbs.

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

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

hazard: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
seek: make an effort or attempt

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

hazard (noun)	seek (noun)
an obstacle on a golf course	the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

hazard (verb)	seek (verb)
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	inquire for
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
put at risk	go to or towards
	try to get or reach
	make an effort or attempt

Difference between hazard and seek

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