safe Definition

free from harm or risk : unhurt

secure from threat of danger, harm, or loss

successful at getting to a base in baseball without being put out

a place or receptacle to keep articles (such as valuables) safe

condom

protection given a person passing through a military zone or occupied area

a document authorizing safe-conduct

a box (as in the vault of a bank) for safe storage of valuables —called also safety-deposit box

a place where one may engage in secret activities or take refuge

sexual activity and especially sexual intercourse in which various measures (such as the use of latex condoms or the practice of monogamy) are taken to avoid disease (such as AIDS) transmitted by sexual contact —called also safer sex

a place (as on a college campus) intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations

someone who can be trusted with responsibility or a job

the act of taking someone or something back to the proper place completely unharmed —+ of

a seat in Parliament that is very unlikely to be lost to the opposition in an election