Clues for the word "SECURE"

We've had 76 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 160 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on May 11, 2026.

Definition of secure

a. - Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
a. - Overconfident; incautious; careless; -- in a bad sense.
a. - Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; -- commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome.
a. - Net exposed to danger; safe; -- applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from.
v. t. - To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
v. t. - To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to insure; -- frequently with against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage.
v. t. - To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship.
v. t. - To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate.