safety valve



safety valve

An activity that one does to release strong feelings (such as stress) in a healthy or positive way. Golf has become my safety valve—when I'm really stressed about work, I make sure to schedule a tee time.
See also: safety, valve

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Junaid-Arabic
ÍRis-Portuguese, Icelandic
Lucilius-Ancient Roman
Sukarnosoo-KAHR-noIndonesian, Javanese
AmityAM-i-teeEnglish (Rare)
Helle (2)-Greek Mythology