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safe·ty (s

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n. pl. safe·ties

1. The condition of being safe; freedom from danger, risk, or injury.

2. A device designed to prevent accidents, as a lock on a firearm preventing accidental firing.

3. Football

a. A play in which a member of the offensive team downs the ball, willingly or unwillingly, behind his own goal line, resulting in two points for the defensive team.

b. One of two defensive backs; a safetyman.

safety

Noun

pl -ties

1. the quality or state of being free from danger

2. shelter: they swam to safety

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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" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" biosafety - safety from exposure to infectious agents risklessness - safety as a consequence of entailing no risk impregnability, invulnerability - having the strength to withstand attack salvation - the state of being saved or preserved from harm security - the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security" 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" refuge area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" harborage, harbourage - (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)
	3.	safety - a device designed to prevent injury or accidents safety device, guard device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" fender - a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth safety catch, safety lock - guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired
	4.	safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely base hit hit - (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit" home run, homer - a base hit on which the batter scores a run bingle, single - a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base double, two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser - a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield" three-bagger, three-base hit, triple - a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
	5.	safety - contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse condom, prophylactic, safe, rubber birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, preventative, preventive - an agent or device intended to prevent conception
	6.	safety - a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line score - the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays