Meaning of safe in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

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

• A condom.

• A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.

• A safety bicycle.

verb

• To make something safe.

adjective

• Not in danger; out of harm's reach.

  Example: You’ll be safe here.

• Free from risk.

  Example: It’s safe to eat this.

• Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.

  Example: We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.

• 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.

  Example: The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe.

• Properly secured.

  Example: The documents are safe.

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

  Example: dishwasher-safe

• Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.

• Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.

• Reliable; trusty.

• Cautious.

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