seal
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- Rhymes: -iːl
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From an inflectional form of Old English seolh, cognate with Old Norse selr ( > Danish sæl)
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seal (plural seals)
- A pinniped, a large marine fish-eating mammal.
- The seals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.
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to seal (third-person singular simple present seals, present participle sealing, simple past and past participle sealed)
- (intransitive) To hunt seals
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- (hunt seals): go sealing
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Anglo-Norman, from Old French seel (modern French sceau), from Latin sigillum, a diminutive of signum, sign
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seal (plural seals)
- A design associated with a government or governmental office.
- The front of the podium bore the presidential seal.
- Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design. (See the Wikipedia article)
- The result was declared invalid, as the seal on the meter had been broken.
- Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.
- The canister is leaking. I think the main seal needs to be replaced.
- (usually singular) Security against leakage.
- Close the lid tightly to get a good seal.
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to seal (third-person singular simple present seals, present participle sealing, simple past and past participle sealed)
- (transitive) To place a seal on (a document).
- (transitive) To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.
- The cover is sealed. If anyone tries to open it, we'll know about it.
- (transitive) To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).
- The border has been sealed until the fugitives are found.
- (transitive) To close securely to prevent leakage.
- I've sealed the bottle to keep the contents fresh.
- (transitive) To place in a sealed container.
- I've sealed the documents in this envelope.
- (transitive, chess) To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.
- After thinking for half an hour, the champion sealed his move.
- (transitive) To guarantee
- The last-minute goal sealed United's win.
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- (place a seal on):
- (fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage):
- (prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)): block, block off, close, close off, obstruct, seal off
- (close securely to prevent leakage):
- (place in a sealed container): enclose
- (chess term):
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From Old English sǣlan ‘bind’.
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to seal (third-person singular simple present seals, present participle sealing, simple past and past participle sealed)
- (dialectal) To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.
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seal
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seal
- adessive case of siga.
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seal n.
seal c.