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  1. 1. superl. Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. Source: opted
  2. 2. superl. Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc. Source: opted
  3. 3. superl. Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A place for keeping things in safety. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for containing money, valuable papers, or the like. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To render safe; to make right. Source: opted
  8. 8. adj. free from danger or the risk of harm Source: wordnet
  9. 9. adj. (of an undertaking) secure from risk Source: wordnet
  10. 10. adj. having reached a base without being put out Source: wordnet
  11. 11. adj. financially safe Source: wordnet
  12. 12. n. strongbox where valuables can be safely kept Source: wordnet

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