safe : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction
  
• adjective satellite guaranteed not to fail
  
  • a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle
• adjective satellite eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction
  
  • a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident

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• noun a safe for storing meat
  

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• adjective satellite free from danger or injury
  unhurt.
  
  • the children were found safe and sound

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• noun the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive
  
  • the acquisition gave the company a safe harbor

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• (Baseball), a hit which enables the batter to get to first base even if no error is made by the other side.

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• noun a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations
  

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• noun that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation)
  

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• noun sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS)
  

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• noun a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
  safeguard.
  

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Safe"-con"duct noun

Etymology

Safe + conduct: cf. F. sauf-conduit.

Definitions

1. That which gives a safe, passage; either (a) a convoy or guard to protect a person in an enemy's country or a foreign country, or (b) a writing, pass, or warrant of security, given to a person to enable him to travel with safety. Shak.

Safe`-con*duct" transitive verb

Definitions

1. To conduct safely; to give safe-conduct to. POetic

   He him by all the bonds of love besought To safe-conduct his love. Spenser.

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• noun a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables
  safety deposit box; deposit box; safety-deposit; safe-deposit; lockbox.
  

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• noun a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables
  safety deposit box; deposit box; safety-deposit; safe-deposit; lockbox.
  

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Safe"-keep"ing noun

Etymology

Safe + keep.

Definitions

1. The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody.

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Safe"-pledge" noun

Definitions

1. (Law) A surety for the appearance of a person at a given time. Bracton.

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