base hit safety | (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely |
kick boot kicking | the act of delivering a blow with the foot, he gave the ball a powerful kick, the team's kicking was excellent |
safety | a score in American football, a player is tackled behind his own goal line |
boot | a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed |
safety squeeze play safety squeeze | the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully |
safety blitz linebacker blitzing blitz | (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line |
car boot sale boot sale | an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car |
boot | footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg |
boot | British term for the luggage compartment in a car |
boot the boot iron boot iron heel | an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg |
boot | protective casing for something that resembles a leg |
boot camp | camp for training military recruits |
buskin combat boot desert boot half boot top boot | a boot reaching halfway up to the knee |
chukka chukka boot | a shoe that comes up to the ankle and is laced through two or three pairs of eyelets, often made of suede |
condom rubber safety safe prophylactic | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
congress boot congress shoe congress gaiter | an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides |
cowboy boot | a boot with a high arch and fancy stitching, worn by American cowboys |
fuse electrical fuse safety fuse | an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded |
guard safety safety device | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
hard hat tin hat safety hat | a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers |
Hessian boot hessian jackboot Wellington Wellington boot | (th century) a man's high tasseled boot |
hip boot thigh boot | a very high boot, used especially for fishing |
jodhpur jodhpur boot jodhpur shoe | a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side |
locknut safety nut | supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening |
riding boot | a boot without laces that is worn for riding horses, part of a riding habit |
rubber boot gum boot | a high boot made of rubber |
safe-deposit safe-deposit box safety-deposit safety deposit box deposit box lockbox | a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables |
safety arch | an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction |
safety belt life belt safety harness | belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt |
safety bicycle safety bike | bicycle that has two wheels of equal size, pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear |
safety bolt safety lock | a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate |
safety catch safety lock | guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired |
safety curtain | a fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire |
safety fuse | a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter, used to ignite detonators from a distance |
safety lamp Davy lamp | an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane) |
safety match book matches | a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface |
safety net | a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze |
safety pin | a pin in the form of a clasp, has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user |
safety rail guardrail | a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety |
safety razor | a razor with a guard to prevent deep cuts in the skin |
safety valve relief valve escape valve escape cock escape | a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler), it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level |
ski boot | a stiff boot that is fastened to a ski with a ski binding |
traffic island safety island safety isle safety zone | a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded, provides safe area for pedestrians |
margin of safety safety margin margin of error | the margin required in order to insure safety, in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress |
safety feature | feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety |
occupational safety and health act federal job safety law | a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment |
safety net | a guarantee of professional or financial security |
bang boot charge rush flush thrill kick | the swift release of a store of affective force, they got a great bang out of it, what a boot!, he got a quick rush from injecting heroin, he does it for kicks |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA | a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment |
safety refuge | a safe place, He ran to safety |