safety

Meanings

Plural: safeties

Noun

• the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
  • "insure the safety of the children"
  • "the reciprocal of safety is risk"
• a safe place
  • "He ran to safety"
• a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
• (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
• contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
• a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
• The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
• A safety lock or safety catch: a mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing or operation.
• Preservation from escape; close custody.
• An instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone, or stepping out of the end zone and off the field, resulting in two points to the opposite team.
• Any of the defensive players who are in position furthest from the line of scrimmage and whose responsibility is to defend against passes as well as to be the tacklers of last resort.
• A safety squeeze.
• A safety shot or sequence of such shots.
• A safety bicycle.

Verb

• To secure (a mechanical component, as in aviation) to keep it from becoming detached even under vibration.
• to secure a firing pin, as in guns, to keep the gun from firing

Synonyms

base hit, condom, guard, prophylactic, refuge, rubber, safe, safety device

Antonyms

danger

Related Words

safe, secure, security