Safety

n.	1.	The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss. Up led by thee, Into the heaven I have presumed, An earthly guest . . . With like safety guided down, Return me to my native element. - Milton.
	2.	Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc. Would there were any safety in thy sex, That I might put a thousand sorrows off, And credit thy repentance! - Beau. & Fl.
	3.	Preservation from escape; close custody. Imprison him, . . . Deliver him to safety; and return. - Shak.
	4.	(Amer. Football) the act or result of a ball-carrier on the offensive team being tackled behind his own goal line, or the downing of a ball behind the offensive team's own goal line when it had been carried or propelled behind that goal line by a player on the offensive tream; such a play causes a score of two points to be awarded to the defensive team; - it is distinguished from touchback, when the ball is downed behind the goal after being propelled there or last touched by a player of the defending team. See Touchdown. Same as Safety touchdown, below.
	5.	Short for Safety bicycle.
	6.	a switch on a firearm that locks the trigger and prevents the firearm from being discharged unintentionally; - also called safety catch, safety lock, or lock.

Noun	1.	safety - 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" Antonyms: danger - the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease"
	2.	safety - a safe place; "He ran to safety" Synonyms: refuge
	3.	safety - a device designed to prevent injury Synonyms: safety device, guard
	4.	safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely Synonyms: base hit, bingle
	5.	safety - contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse Synonyms: condom, prophylactic, rubber, safe
	6.	safety - a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line

safety - See safe, safety-critical system.

aegis, arm guard, assurance, backstop, buffer, bulwark, bumper, contraceptive, copyright, cover, crash helmet, cushion, dashboard, defense, dodger, eye, face mask, fender, finger guard, foot guard, fuse, goggles, governor, guard, guardrail, hand guard, handrail, hard hat, helmet, impregnability, insulation, interlock, inviolability, invulnerability, knee guard, knuckle guard, laminated glass, lee, life preserver, lifeline, lightning conductor, lightning rod, mask, mudguard, nose guard, pad, padding, palladium, patent, pilot, preservation, preventive, prophylactic, protection, protective clothing, protective custody, protective umbrella, refuge, safeguard, safekeeping, safeness, safety glass, safety plug, safety rail, safety shoes, safety switch, safety valve, sanctuary, screen, seat belt, security, shade, shadow, shelter, shield, shin guard, sun helmet, umbrella, watchful eye, windscreen, windshield

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