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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: danger
noun
A safety lock or safety catch: a mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing or operation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Preservation from escape; close custody.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone, or stepping out of the end zone and off the field, resulting in two points to the opposite team.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of the defensive players who are in position furthest from the line of scrimmage and whose responsibility is to defend against passes as well as to be the tacklers of last resort.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A safety squeeze.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A safety shot or sequence of such shots.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, snooker, sports
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A safety bicycle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To secure (a mechanical component, as in aviation) to keep it from becoming detached even under vibration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
to secure a firing pin, as in guns, to keep the gun from firing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: base hit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hit
Narrower terms: homer, home run, single, bingle, double, two-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser, triple, three-base hit, three-bagger
noun
a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: score
noun
contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: condom, rubber, safe, prophylactic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
noun
a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: guard, safety device
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: device
Narrower terms: fender, safety catch, safety lock
noun
a safe place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: refuge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: area, country
Narrower terms: harborage, harbourage
noun
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: danger
Broader terms: condition, status
Narrower terms: biosafety, risklessness, invulnerability, impregnability, salvation, security
History
Inherited from Middle English savete, from Old French sauveté, from earlier salvetet, from Medieval Latin salvitās, salvitātem, from Latin salvus.
Across languages
155 source translations are retained for this English entry.
