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safety n. 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"
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safety n. [
refuge] a safe place; "He ran to safety"
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safety n. [
guard, safety device] a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
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safety n. [
base hit] (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
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safety n. [
condom, rubber, safe, prophylactic] contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
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