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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
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
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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