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safe

[seyf]

adjective, saf⋅er, saf⋅est, noun

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–adjective

1.	secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place.

2.	free from hurt, injury, danger, or risk: to arrive safe and sound.

3.	involving little or no risk of mishap, error, etc.: a safe estimate.

4.	dependable or trustworthy: a safe guide.

5.	careful to avoid danger or controversy: a safe player; a safe play.

6.	denied the chance to do harm; in secure custody: a criminal safe in jail.

Baseball.

a.	reaching base without being put out: safe on the throw to first base.

b.	making it possible to reach a base: a safe slide.

–noun

8.	a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.

9.	any receptacle or structure for the storage or preservation of articles: a meat safe.

10.

(in plumbing)

a.	a pan for catching leakage.

b.	template (def. 7).

11.	Slang. a condom.

Origin:
1250–1300; (adj.) ME sauf, saf < AF saf, OF sauf < L salvus intact, whole; (n.) late ME save, orig. deriv. of save ¹ , assimilated to the adj.; cf. salvation

Related forms:

safely, adverb

safeness, noun

Synonyms:
1. protected, sound, guarded. Safe, secure may both imply that something can be regarded as free from danger. These words are frequently interchangeable. Safe, however, is applied rather to a person or thing that is out of or has passed beyond the reach of danger: The ship is safe in port. Secure is applied to that about which there is no need to fear or worry: to feel secure about the future; The foundation of the house does not seem very secure. 4. sure, reliable. 5. wary, careful. 8. strongbox, coffer, chest, safe-deposit box.

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100's of Gun Safes
Large Selection of new and used. All sizes. Many manufacturers.

www.DeanSafe.com

safe (sāf)

adj. saf·er, saf·est

Secure from danger, harm, or evil.
Free from danger or injury; unhurt: safe and sound.
Free from risk; sure: a safe bet.
Affording protection: a safe place.
Baseball Having reached a base without being put out, as a batter or base runner.

A metal container usually having a lock, used for storing valuables.
A repository for protecting stored items, especially a cooled compartment for perishable foods: a cheese safe.
Slang A condom.

[Middle English sauf, from Old French, from Latin salvus, healthy; see sol- in Indo-European roots.]
safe'ly adv., safe'ness n.

Word Origin & History

safe (adj.)

c.1280, "uninjured, unharmed," from O.Fr. sauf, from L. salvus "uninjured, healthy, safe," related to salus "good health," saluber "healthful," all from PIE *solwos from base *sol- "whole" (cf. L. solidus "solid," Skt. sarvah "uninjured, intact, whole," Avestan haurva- "uninjured, intact," O.Pers. haruva-, Gk. holos "whole"). Meaning "not exposed to danger" is attested from 1387; of actions, etc., "free from risk," first recorded 1590. Safe-conduct (1297) is from O.Fr. sauf-conduit (13c.).

Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: safe
Pronunciation: 'sAf
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: saf·er; saf·est
: not causing harm or injury;especially : having a low incidence of adverse reactions and significant side effects when adequate instructions for use are given and having a low potential for harm under conditionsof widespread availability safe> <safe use in pregnancy has not been established —Emergency Medicine> —safe·ty /'sAf-tE/ noun plural -ties

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