'SAFE' definitions:

Definition of 'safe'

From: WordNet
adjective
Free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet" [ant: dangerous, unsafe]
adjective
(of an undertaking) secure from risk
adjective
Having reached a base without being put out; "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball" [ant: out(p)]
adjective
Financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: dependable, good, safe, secure]
noun
Strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
noun
A ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
noun
Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic]

Definition of 'Safe'

From: GCIDE
  • Safe \Safe\, n. 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 containing money, valuable papers, or the like. (b) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Safe'

From: GCIDE
  • Safe \Safe\, v. t. To render safe; to make right. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Safe'

From: GCIDE
  • Safe \Safe\, a. [Compar. Safer; superl. Safest.] [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. [1913 Webster]
  • They escaped all safe to land. --Acts xxvii. 44. [1913 Webster]
  • Established in a safe, unenvied throne. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • The King of heaven hath doomed This place our dungeon, not our safe retreat. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe. [1913 Webster]
  • But Banquo's safe? Ay, my good lord, safe in a ditch he bides. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Safe hit (Baseball), a hit which enables the batter to get to first base even if no error is made by the other side. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Secure; unendangered; sure. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'safe'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Acronyms for 'SAFE'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Security And Freedom through Encryption [law] (USA, cryptography)