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  Safe \Safe\, a. [Compar. Safer; superl. Safest.] [OE. sauf,
     F. sauf, fr. L. salvus, akin to salus health, welfare,
     safety. Cf. Salute, Salvation, Sage a plant, Save,
     Salvo an exception.]
     1. 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. ``And
        ye dwelled safe.'' --1 Sam. xii. 11.
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              They escaped all safe to land.        --Acts xxvii.
                                                    44.
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              Established in a safe, unenvied throne. --Milton.
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     2. 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. ``The
        man of safe discretion.'' --Shak.
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              The King of heaven hath doomed
              This place our dungeon, not our safe retreat.
                                                    --Milton.
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     3. Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure
        care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe.
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              But Banquo's safe?
              Ay, my good lord, safe in a ditch he bides. --Shak.
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     Safe hit (Baseball), a hit which enables the batter to get
        to first base even if no error is made by the other side.
  
     safe house, a residence where a person in hiding from the
        authorities or other persons may stay without being
        discovered.
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     Syn: Secure; unendangered; sure.
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  Hit \Hit\, n.
     1. A striking against; the collision of one body against
        another; the stroke that touches anything.
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              So he the famed Cilician fencer praised,
              And, at each hit, with wonder seems amazed.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate
        chance; as, he made a hit; esp. A performance, as a
        musical recording, movie, or play, which achieved great
        popularity or acclaim; also used of books or objects of
        commerce which become big sellers; as, the new notebook
        computer was a big hit with business travellers.
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              What late he called a blessing, now was wit,
              And God's good providence, a lucky hit. --Pope.
  
     3. A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase
        which hits the mark; as, a happy hit.
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     4. A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed
        some of his men. It counts less than a gammon.
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     5. (Baseball) A striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul
        hit; -- sometimes used specifically for a base hit.
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     6. An act of murder performed for hire, esp. by a
        professional assassin.
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     Base hit, Safe hit, Sacrifice hit. (Baseball) See under
        Base, Safe, etc.

  
  
     3. Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure
        care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe.
  
              But Banquo's safe? Ay, my good lord, safe in a ditch
              he bides.                             --Shak.
  
     Safe hit (Baseball), a hit which enables the batter to get
        to first base even if no error is made by the other side.

  
  
     Base hit, Safe hit, Sacrifice hit. (Baseball) See under
        Base, Safe, etc.

  safe hit
     n.
     (lb en baseball) base hit

  safe hit
     n.
     (lb en baseball) base hit

  safe hit
     n.
     (lb en baseball) base hit

  safe hit
     n.
     (lb en baseball) base hit