seal 1 (s l)n. 1. a. A die or signet having a raised or incised emblem used to stamp an impression on a receptive substance such as wax or lead. b. The impression so made. c. The design or emblem itself, belonging exclusively to the user: a monarch's seal. d. A small disk or wafer of wax, lead, or paper bearing such an imprint and affixed to a document to prove authenticity or to secure it. 2. Something, such as a commercial hallmark, that authenticates, confirms, or attests. 3. A substance, especially an adhesive agent such as wax or putty, used to close or secure something or to prevent seepage of moisture or air. 4. A device that joins two systems or elements in such a way as to prevent leakage. 5. a. An airtight closure. b. A closure, as on a package, used to prove that the contents have not been tampered with. 6. A small decorative paper sticker. tr.v. sealed, seal·ing, seals Phrasal Verb: 1. To affix a seal to in order to prove authenticity or attest to accuracy, legal weight, quality, or another standard. 2. a. To close with or as if with a seal. b. To close hermetically. c. To make fast or fill up, as with plaster or cement. d. To apply a waterproof coating to: seal a blacktop driveway. 3. To grant, certify, or designate under seal or authority. 4. To establish or determine irrevocably: Our fate was sealed. 5. Mormon Church To make (a marriage, for example) binding for life; solemnize forever. seal off To close tightly or surround with a barricade or cordon: An unused wing of the hospital was sealed off. [Middle English, from Old French seel, from Vulgar Latin *sigellum, from Latin sigillum, diminutive of signum, sign, seal; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.] seal  a·ble adj. |
| seal 2 (sl) n. 1. Any of various aquatic carnivorous mammals of the families Phocidae and Otariidae, found chiefly in the Northern Hemisphere and having a sleek, torpedo-shaped body and limbs that are modified into paddlelike flippers. 2. The pelt or fur of one of these animals, especially a fur seal. 3. Leather made from the hide of one of these animals. intr.v. sealed, seal·ing, seals To hunt seals. [Middle English sele, from Old English seolh.] |
seal 1
Noun
1. a special design impressed on a piece of wax, lead, or paper, fixed to a letter or document as a mark of authentication
2. a stamp or signet ring engraved with a design to form such an impression
3. a substance placed over an envelope or container, so that it cannot be opened without the seal being broken
4. something that serves as an official confirmation of approval: seal of approval
5. any substance or device used to close an opening tightly
6. set the seal on to confirm something: the experience set the seal on their friendship
Verb
1. to close or secure with or as if with a seal: once the manuscripts were sealed up, they were forgotten about
2. seal off to enclose or isolate (a place) completely
3. to close tightly so as to make airtight or watertight
4. to inject a compound around the edges of something to make it airtight or watertight
5. to attach a seal to or stamp with a seal
6. to finalize or authorize
7. seal one's fate to make sure one dies or fails
8. seal one's lips to promise not to reveal a secret [Latin signum a sign]
sealable adj
seal 2
Noun
1. a fish-eating mammal with four flippers, which lives in the sea but comes ashore to breed
2. sealskin
Verb
to hunt seals [Old English seolh]
| seal (sl) Any of various aquatic carnivorous mammals of the families Phocidae and Otariidae, having a sleek, torpedo-shaped body and limbs that are modified into paddlelike flippers. Seals live chiefly in the Northern Hemisphere and, like walruses, are pinnipeds. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  seal - fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and lettersfastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place lac - resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax |
| 2. | seal - a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents bulla - the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull cachet - a seal on a letter device - any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) great seal - the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty handstamp, rubber stamp - a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand signet - a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially) | |
| 3. | seal - the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal" | |
| 4. |  SEAL - a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land"Naval Special Warfare, NSW - the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| 5. | seal - a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal" stamp, impression - a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope" | |
| 6. | seal - an indication of approved or superior status | |
| 7. | seal - a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture | |
| 8. | seal - fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure break seal - a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed; "it was stored in a tube with a break seal" fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place gasket - seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint piston ring - seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall washer - seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage | |
| 9. | seal - any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions pinnatiped, pinniped, pinniped mammal - aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers crab-eating seal, crabeater seal - silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans eared seal - pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur earless seal, hair seal, true seal - any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers | |
| Verb | 1. | seal - make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows" close, shut - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" seal - close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with hot wax" reseal - seal again; "reseal the bottle after using the medicine" waterproof - make watertight; "Waterproof the coat" pack - seal with packing; "pack the faucet" |
| 2. | seal - close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with hot wax" unseal - break the seal of; "He unsealed the letter" | |
| 3. | seal - decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms" decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" | |
| 4. | seal - affix a seal to; "seal the letter" | |
| 5. |  seal - cover with varnish | |
| 6. | seal - hunt seals hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
seal
noun 3. authentication, stamp, confirmation, assurance, ratification, notification, insignia, imprimatur, attestation set the seal on something confirm, establish, assure, stamp, ratify, validate, attest, authenticate
Translations
seal [siːl] n (animal) → foca;
(stamp) → sello
vt (= close) → cerrar: (with seal) → sellar (= decide) [+ sb's fate] → decidir: [+ bargain]; cerrar;
seal of approval → sello de aprobación
seal off vt → obturar
seal [siːl] n (= animal) → phoque m (= stamp); sceau m, cachet m (= impression); cachet, estampille f
vt → sceller [+ envelope]; coller: (with seal) → cacheter (= decide) [+ sb's fate] → décider (de): [+ bargain]; conclure;
seal of approval → approbation f
seal [siːl] n (animal) → Seehund m;
(official stamp) → Siegel nt;
(in machine etc) → Dichtung f;
(on bottle etc) → Verschluss m
vt (envelope) → zukleben;
(crack, opening) → abdichten;
(with seal) → versiegeln;
(agreement, sb's fate) → besiegeln;
to give sth one's seal of approval → einer Sache dat seine offizielle Zustimmung geben
seal off seal vt (place) → abriegeln
seal [siːl] n (animal) → foca (= stamp); sigillo (= impression); impronta del sigillo
seal of approval → beneplacito
n seal [siːl]
1 a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal. seël خاتِم شَمْعي على الوثيقَه печат pečeť segl das Siegel σφραγίδα sello pitser مهر sinetti sceau חוֹתָם मोहर, मुहर, मुद्रा žig pecsét lak, segel innsigli sigillo, timbro 封印 (봉랍·봉연 등에 누른) 도장, 인장 antspaudas zīmogs cap zegel segl pieczęć selo sigiliu печать pečať, pečiatka pečat pečat sigill, plomb[] รอยประทับตราซึ่งติดอยู่กับเอกสารเพื่อแสดงว่าเป็นของแท้และถูกกฎหมาย mum, mühür 封印，封條 печатка; клеймо مہر dấu niêm phong 封印，封条
2 a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc. seël خاتِم شَمْعي على الطَّرْد клеймо pečeť plombe das Siegel βουλοκέρι lacre plomm لاك و مهر sinetti cachet חוֹתָם सील pečatnik plomba lak innsigli sigillo 封ろう 봉인 antspaudas, plomba zīmoglaka; plombe lak zegellak forsegling plomba lacre ştampilă сургуч; пломба pečatidlo pečat pečat lacksigill ครั่งที่ใช้ประทับหีบห่อ mühür mumu 蠟封 клеймо لاکھی یا موم کی مہر con dấu 蜡封
3 (something that makes) a complete closure or covering Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork. verseëllaar إقْفال уплътнение izolační vrstva dække die Abdichtung υλικό για στεγανοποίηση και σφράγισμα cierre hermético isolatsioonikiht درزگير eriste joint hermétique אֶטֶם ono što brtvi, zatvara szigetelőréteg lapisan pelindung (vatns)þéttiefni (dispositivo di tenuta) 密閉 봉인물 danga, izoliacija izolācija lapisan afsluiting tetning uszczelnienie selante QUERY garnitură защитный слой izolácia zaščita žig tätning ที่ผนึก conta, keçe 保護層 ізоляція حفاظتی غلاف xi, chì để gắn lỗ thủng 保护层
v
1 to mark with a seal The document was signed and sealed. verseël يَخْتِم بالشَّمع подпечатвам zapečetit forsegle siegeln σφραγίζω sellar pitseerima مهر كردن sinetöidä cacheter לַחתוֹם बन्द करना zapečatiti lepecsétel memberi lak, memberi segel innsigla sigillare 封印する 날인하다 (už)antspauduoti []zīmogot mengecap verzegelen sette segl på, forsegle pieczętować selar a ştampila скреплять печатью zapečatiť zapečatiti pečatirati sätta sigill på (under) ประทับตราเอกสาร mühürlemek 蓋章 ставити печатку, скріпляти печаткою مہر لگانا đóng dấu 盖章
2 (negativeunseal) to close completely He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed. verseël يُقْفِل، يُلْصِق запечатвам uzavřít forsegle; lukke lufttæt versiegeln σφραγίζω, κλείνω εντελώς cerrar herméticamente sulgema سفت كردن sceller לְאֶטוֹם मोहर लगाना zabrtviti (hermetikusan) lezár merekat loka vel sigillare 封じる 밀봉하다 hermetiškai uždaryti, užklijuoti, užplombuoti aizzīmogot; hermētiski noslēgt; izolēt mengedapkan afsluiten klebe igjen, tette, lakke zakleić, zalakować, zaplombować fechar a sigila запечатывать uzavrieť zapreti zapečatiti försegla ปิดสนิท kapamak, tıkamak 密封 запечатувати; пломбувати مکمل طور پر بند کرنا bịt kín 密封
3 to settle or decide This mistake sealed his fate. kos يُقَرِّر решавам zpečetit forsegle besiegeln σφραγίζω (μτφ.), καθορίζω sellar, concluir (oma) pitserit vajutama, otsustama نابودكردن sinetöidä régler לַחֲתוֹם עַל גוֹרָלוֹ रोक लगाना odlučiti megpecsétel menetapkan gera út um, ákvarða segnare 決める 결정하다 nulemti izlemt; izšķirt menentukan bezegelen besegle przypieczętować decidir a pecetlui решать spečatiť zapečatiti zapečatiti besegla, avgöra ตัดสิน karara bağlamak 決定 остаточно вирішувати; визначатися فیصلہ کرنا định đoạt số mệnh 决定
n sealing-wax
a type of wax for sealing letters etc. seëlwas شَمْع الخَتْم восък за запечатване на писма pečetní vosk segllak der Siegellack βουλοκέρι lacre pitseerimisvaha موم يا لاك مخصوص مهر وموم sinettivaha cire à cacheter חוֹתָם שַׁעֲווָה लाख, लाह pečatni vosak pecsétviasz malam innsiglisvax ceralacca 封ろう 봉랍 smalka zīmoglaka lilin untuk mengegam surat zegellak segllakk lak lacre ceară de sigiliu сургуч pečatný vosk pečatni vosek pečatni vosak sigillack ครั่งสำหรับประทับเอกสาร mühür mumu 封蠟 сургуч لاکھ اور رال کا مرکب جس سے لاکھی مہریں لگائی جاتی ہیں xi gắn 封蜡
seal of approval
official approval Doctors have now given this new drug their seal of approval. amptelike goedkeuring مُوافَقَةٌ رَسْمِيَّه одобрение schválení godkendelse Zeichen der Anerkennung επίσημη έγκριση aprobación ametlik heakskiitmine مهر تاييد زذن بر virallinen hyväksyntä approbation אִישוּר רִשמִי službena dozvola jóváhagyás persetujuan resmi opinbert samþykki (certificato di qualità) 公認 공식적인 승인 oficialus pritarimas/patvirtinimas apstiprinājums; oficiāla atļauja kebenaran rasmi zegel segl, garanti, godkjenning oficjalne poparcie aprovação oficial aprobare официальное одобрение schválenie odobritev zvanično odobrenje sanktion, godkännande สิ่งที่รับประกัน onay 下正式批準 знак схвалення با ضابطہ منظوری sự phê chuẩn chính thức 下正式批准
seal off
to prevent all approach to, or exit from, (an area) The police have sealed off the area where the murdered girl was found. verseël, afskort, afskerm يُقْفِل изолирам uzavřít afspærre hermetisch abriegeln αποκλείω (μια περιοχή) acordonar, cerrar el acceso (a) isoleerima قرق كردن eristää autour de mettre un cordon לְאטוֹם ograditi, zatvoriti körülzár menutup einangra isolare 閉鎖する 밀봉[]하다; 봉쇄하다 užtverti, užblokuoti ielenkt; aplenkt; bloķēt menutup jalan masuk ke afgrendelen plombere, lukke med segl zablokować selar a interzice accesul блокировать uzavrieť povsem zapreti zapečatiti spärra av ปิดกั้น kordon altına almak 把...封鎖起來 ізолювати کسی علاقے میں آمد و رفت بند کر دینا vây chắn không cho vào 把...封锁起来
set one's seal to
to give one's authority or agreement to He set his seal to the proposals for reforms. toestemming gee يُعْطي مُوافَقَتَه подпечатвам potvrdit godkende besiegeln δίνω την επίσημη έγκρισή μου aprobar algo heaks kiitma قطعي كردن hyväksyä autoriser לְאַשֵר složiti se ráüti a pecsétet samþykkja approvare 承認する ...을 인가하다 palaiminti, vizuoti akceptēt; apstiprināt; dot piekrišanu memberi kuasa atau persetujuan bezegelen sette sitt segl på zaaprobować, zaakceptować confirmar a autoriza официально одобрить, санкционировать potvrdiť, súhlasiť odobriti dati odobrenje รับรอง onaylamak, mühürünü basmak 批准 поставити печатку; схвалювати اپنی رضامندی یا منظوری دینا đóng dấu xi vào 批准
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