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SAFETY NET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze
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 security
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)
