(safety catch)
1safety catch — Safety Safe ty, n. [Cf. F. sauvet[ e].] 1. The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss. [1913 Webster] Up led by thee, Into the heaven I have presumed, An earthly guest . . . With like …
2safety catch — safety catches N COUNT The safety catch on a gun is a device that stops you firing the gun accidentally. Eddie slipped the safety catch on his automatic back into place …
3safety catch — n BrE a lock on a gun that stops anyone from shooting it by accident American Equivalent: safety …
4safety catch — safety ,catch noun count 1. ) a SAFETY on a gun 2. ) the part of a machine or piece of equipment that prevents it from starting, working, or opening accidentally …
5safety catch — ► NOUN ▪ a device that prevents a gun being fired or a machine being operated accidentally …
6safety catch — noun guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired • Syn: ↑safety lock • Hypernyms: ↑guard, ↑safety, ↑safety device • Part Holonyms: ↑gun * * * safety catch …
7Safety Catch — Infobox Radio Show show name = Safety Catch imagesize = caption = other names = format = Sitcom runtime = 30 minutes country = United Kingdom language = English home station = BBC Radio 4 syndicates = television = starring = Darren Boyd Joanna… …
8safety catch — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms safety catch : singular safety catch plural safety catches 1) the part of a gun that stops you from accidentally firing it 2) the part of a machine or piece of equipment that prevents it from starting, working …
9safety catch — safety lock, lock to prevent accidental use …
10safety catch — 1. a device used in mechanisms, as for elevators, to prevent falling in the event of mechanical failure. 2. safety (def. 4). [1875 80] * * * …
