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

1. Strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
   "They stored their important documents in a fireproof safe"
    
2. A ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
   "In the days before refrigerators, many homes had a safe to keep food fresh"
    
3. Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
   "The health clinic distributed free condoms to promote safe sex"; "The clinic provided free protection to promote safe sex";
   - condom, rubber [N. Amer, informal], safety [US, informal], prophylactic, protective, French letter [Brit, archaic, informal], johnny [Brit, informal], franger [Austral, informal], protection

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: dangerous, out

Encyclopedia: Safe, legal, rare