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1. Free from danger or the risk of harm
   "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"
    
2. (baseball) having reached a base without being put out
   "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball"
    
3. (of an undertaking) secure from risk
    
4. Financially safe
   "a safe investment";
   - dependable, good, secure

1. Strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
    
2. A ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
    
3. Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
   - condom, rubber [N. Amer, informal], safety, prophylactic, franger [Austral, informal], French letter [Brit, archaic, informal], protective, johnny [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: safest, safes, safer

See also: fail-safe, harmless, invulnerable, off the hook, risk-free, riskless, safe and sound, secure, sound, unadventurous, unhazardous, unhurt, uninjured

Type of: birth control device, closet, contraceptive, contraceptive device, cupboard, deedbox, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device, strongbox

Antonym: out, unsafe

Encyclopedia: Safe, legal, and rare