SAFE

safe

(adjective) (of an undertaking) secure from risk

safe

(adjective) free from danger or the risk of harm; “a safe trip”; “you will be safe here”; “a safe place”; “a safe bet”

safe

(adjective) having reached a base without being put out; “the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball”

dependable, good, safe, secure

(adjective) financially safe; “a good investment”; “a secure investment”

condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic

(noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

safe

(noun) strongbox where valuables can be safely kept

safe

(noun) a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

safe (comparative safer or more safe, superlative safest or most safe)

Not in danger; out of harm's reach.

Free from risk.

Synonyms: riskless, harmless

Antonyms: harmful, dangerous

Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.

(baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.

Properly secured.

Synonym: secure

Hyponyms: binary-safe, fail-safe, thread-safe, type-safe

(used after a noun, often, forming a compound) Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.

(UK, slang) Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.

Synonyms: wicked, cool, Thesaurus:awesome

(slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.

Synonyms: easy-going, merciful, tolerant, lenient

Antonyms: strict, harsh, intolerant

Reliable; trusty.

Synonym: trustworthy

Cautious.

(programming) Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.

Antonyms

• unsafe

Noun

safe (plural safes)

A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.

(slang) A condom.

(dated) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.

(dated, colloquial) A safety bicycle.

Synonyms

• (box for storing valuables): coffer, lockbox, strongbox

• (condom): see also condom.

Hyponyms

• failsafe

Verb

safe (third-person singular simple present safes, present participle safing, simple past and past participle safed)

(transitive) To make something safe.

Anagrams

• EFAs, FAEs, faes

Source: Wiktionary

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Safe, a. [Compar. Safer; superl. Safest.] Etym: [OE. sauf, F. sauf, fr. L. salvus, akin to salus health, welfare, safety. Cf. Salute, Salvation, Sage a plant, Save, Salvo an exception.]

1. Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. "And ye dwelled safe." 1 Sam. xii. 11. They escaped all safe all safe to land. Acts xxvii. 44. Established in a safe, unenvied throne. Milton.

2. Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc. "The man of safe discretion." Shak. The King of heaven hath doomed This place our dungeon, not our safe retreat. Milton.

3. Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe. But Banquo's safe Ay, my good lord, safe in a ditch he bides. Shak. Safe hit (Baseball), a hit which enables the batter to get to first base even if no error is made by the other side.

Syn.

– Secure; unendangered; sure.

Safe, n.

Definition: A place for keeping things in safety. Specifically: (a) A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for money, valuable papers, or the like. (b) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.

Safe, v. t.

Definition: To render safe; to make right. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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