- free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- dependable; firm; not liable to fail, yield, become displaced, etc., as a support or a fastening: The building was secure, even in an earthquake.
- affording safety, as a place: He needed a secure hideout.
- in safe custody or keeping: Here in the vault the necklace was secure.
- free from care; without anxiety: emotionally secure.
- firmly established, as a relationship or reputation: He earned a secure place among the baseball immortals.
- sure; certain; assured: secure of victory;secure in religious belief.
- safe from penetration or interception by unauthorized persons: secure radio communications between army units.
- overconfident.
- to get hold or possession of; procure; obtain: to secure materials;to secure a high government position.
- to free from danger or harm; make safe: Sandbags secured the town during the flood.
- to effect; make certain of; ensure: The novel secured his reputation.
- to make firm or fast, as by attaching: to secure a rope.
- Finance.
- to assure payment of (a debt) by pledging property.
- to assure (a creditor) of payment by the pledge or mortgaging of property.
- to lock or fasten against intruders: to secure the doors.
- to protect from attack by taking cover, by building fortifications, etc.: The regiment secured its position.
- to capture (a person or animal): No one is safe until the murderer is secured.
- to tie up (a person), especially by binding the person's arms or hands; pinion.
- to guarantee the privacy or secrecy of: to secure diplomatic phone conversations.
- to be or become safe; have or obtain security.
- Nautical.
- to cover openings and make movable objects fast: The crew was ordered to secure for sea.
- to be excused from duty: to secure from general quarters.
- free from danger, damage, etc
- free from fear, care, etc
- in safe custody
- not likely to fail, become loose, etc
- able to be relied on; certain
- stowed away or made inoperative
- careless or overconfident
- to obtain or get possession of
- to make or become free from danger, fear, etc
- to make fast or firm; fasten
- to make or become certain; guarantee
- to assure (a creditor) of payment, as by giving security
- to make (a military position) safe from attack
- to make (a vessel or its contents) safe or ready by battening down hatches, stowing gear, etc
- to stow or make inoperative
