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    SAFETY NET

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapezeplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("safety net" is a kind of...):

    mesh; meshing; meshwork; net; network (an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A guarantee of professional or financial securityplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("safety net" is a kind of...):

    guarantee (an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true)

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