To hold secure.
To employ by paying a retainer.
To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year.
To keep in one's pay or service.
To keep in possession or use.
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
Free from the danger of theft; safe.
Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
Free from attack or danger; protected.
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.