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- 1 Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
"You’ll be safe from the storm here in the cabin."
- 2 Free from risk.
"It’s safe to eat this berry."
- 3 Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
"We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over."
- 4 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.
"The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe."
- 5 In a location that renders it difficult to pot.
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- 6 Properly secured.
"The documents are safe inside the cabbinet."
- 7 Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.
"dishwasher-safe"
- 8 Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection. UK, slang
"and you also forgot to mentioned^([sic]) the wheels man you know bmw playing / ragga jungle hip hop tunes / and on the mobile / yeah safe! / nice one / later"
- 9 Supported by evidence and unlikely to be overturned. Usually used in the negative, as unsafe. UK
"It is clear that this is not a safe conviction."
- 10 Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going. slang
- 11 Reliable; trusty.
"safe food"
- 12 Certain; sure.
""[…] so if you think he is at the infirmary, I'll make my way there." "He's safe to be there, my lad, because he's house surgeon to the infirmary, and they do say he's a very clever one.""
- 13 Cautious.
- 14 Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.
- 1 (of an undertaking) secure from risk wordnet
- 2 free from danger or the risk of harm wordnet
- 3 having reached a base without being put out wordnet
- 4 financially safe wordnet
- 1 An unincorporated community in Maries County, Missouri, United States.
- 2 Acronym of Security Action for Europe. European-Union, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
"EU countries have in principle agreed on the proposals for a 150 billion euro ($168.3 billion) fund aimed at boosting Europe's defence, known as Security Action for Europe (SAFE), an EU diplomat said on Monday."
- 3 Acronym of State Administration of Foreign Exchange. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
"Direct investment liabilities, a measure of FDI reflected in a country’s balance of payments, fell to just $4.9 billion in the April to June months, down 87% from a year earlier, according to data published by SAFE last month. That was the lowest amount in any quarter since records began in 1998."
- 1 A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
"The small-timers, as he put it, kept their currency in their homes, in safes, in false ceilings, under beds. When necessary, our tax people know where to look. The big-timers, however, use Swiss banks."
- 2 contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse wordnet
- 3 A condom. slang
"Condoms ARE available, on the underground market, at the outrageous price of ten dollars a piece! Now, I do not mind paying ten bucks for a good piece, as well as some peace of mind, but even the mere possession of these 'safes' is a disciplinary offense!"
- 4 strongbox where valuables can be safely kept wordnet
- 5 A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects. dated
"The other room was a kitchen, with an open fireplace, a safe, a dresser and a tin sink, with a tap from the tank outside."
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- 6 a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests wordnet
- 7 A safety bicycle. colloquial, dated
- 1 To make something safe. transitive
"“It just trails behind the pylon until I land, then Cramer removes it when he safes the rocket pods. No evidence of anything when I taxi back inside the compound.”"
Etymology
From Middle English sauf, safe, saf, saaf, from Old French sauf, saulf, salf (“safe”), from Latin salvus (“whole, safe”), from Proto-Italic *salwos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole, every”). Displaced native Old English sicor (secure, sure).
From Middle English sauf, safe, saf, saaf, from Old French sauf, saulf, salf (“safe”), from Latin salvus (“whole, safe”), from Proto-Italic *salwos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole, every”). Displaced native Old English sicor (secure, sure).
From Middle English sauf, safe, saf, saaf, from Old French sauf, saulf, salf (“safe”), from Latin salvus (“whole, safe”), from Proto-Italic *salwos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole, every”). Displaced native Old English sicor (secure, sure).
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