1. Adjective form
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.
2. Adjective form
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.
3. Adjective form
Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe.
4. Noun
A place for keeping things in safety.
5. Noun
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.
6. Noun
A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.
7. Verb
To render safe; to make right.
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