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seal
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seal 1  (sl)
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
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.
Phrasal Verb:
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.]

seala·ble adj.

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
Noun1.sealseal - fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
fastening, 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"
fur, pelt - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
4.sealSEAL - 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"
bluejacket, navy man, sailor boy, sailor - a serviceman in the navy
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
accolade, honor, laurels, honour, award - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
7.seal - a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"
undercoat, underseal - seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion
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
Verb1.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"
caulk, calk - seal with caulking; "caulk the window"
pack - seal with packing; "pack the faucet"
2.seal - close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with hot wax"
seal, seal off - make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"
fill up, close - fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
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"
affix, stick on - attach to; "affix the seal here"
5.sealseal - cover with varnish                  
coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
shellac, shellack - cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"
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
verb 1. settle, clinch, conclude, consummate, finalize, shake hands on (informal)
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 vtobturar
seal [siːl] n (= animal) → phoque m (= stamp); sceau m, cachet m (= impression); cachet, estampille f
vtsceller [+ envelope]; coller: (with seal) → cacheter (= decide) [+ sb's fate] → décider (de): [+ bargain]; conclure;
seal of approval → approbation f
seal off vt (= close) → condamner (= forbid entry to); interdire l'accès de
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
vtsigillare (= decide) [+ sb's fate] → segnare: [+ bargain]; concludere;
seal of approval → beneplacito
seal off vt (= close) → sigillare (= forbid entry to); bloccare l'accesso a

seal1
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. seëlخاتِم شَمْعي على الوثيقَهпечатpečeťsegldas Siegelσφραγίδαsellopitserمهرsinettisceauחוֹתָםमोहर, मुहर, मुद्राžigpecsétlak, segelinnsiglisigillo, timbro封印(봉랍·봉연 등에 누른) 도장, 인장antspaudaszīmogscapzegelseglpieczęćselosigiliuпечатьpečať, pečiatkapečatpečatsigill, plomb[]รอยประทับตราซึ่งติดอยู่กับเอกสารเพื่อแสดงว่าเป็นของแท้และถูกกฎหมายmum, mühür封印,封條печатка; клеймоمہرdấu niêm phong
2 a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc. seëlخاتِم شَمْعي على الطَّرْدклеймоpečeťplombedas Siegelβουλοκέριlacreplommلاك و مهرsinetticachetחוֹתָםसीलpečatnikplombalakinnsiglisigillo封ろう봉인antspaudas, plombazīmoglaka; plombelakzegellakforseglingplomba@lacreştampilăсургуч; пломбаpečatidlopečatpečatlacksigillครั่งที่ใช้ประทับหีบห่อmühür mumu蠟封клеймоلاکھی یا موم کی مہرcon dấu
3 (something that makes) a complete closure or covering Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.verseëllaarإقْفالуплътнениеizolační vrstvadækkedie Abdichtungυλικό για στεγανοποίηση και σφράγισμαcierre herméticoisolatsioonikihtدرزگيرeristejoint hermétiqueאֶטֶםono što brtvi, zatvaraszigetelőréteglapisan pelindung(vatns)þéttiefni(dispositivo di tenuta)密閉봉인물danga, izoliacijaizolācijalapisanafsluitingtetninguszczelnienieselante QUERYgarniturăзащитный слойizoláciazaščitažigtätningที่ผนึกconta, keçe保護層ізоляціяحفاظتی غلافxi, chì để gắn lỗ thủng
v
1 to mark with a seal The document was signed and sealed.verseëlيَخْتِم بالشَّمعподпечатвамzapečetitforseglesiegelnσφραγίζωsellarpitseerimaمهر كردنsinetöidäcacheterלַחתוֹםबन्द करनाzapečatitilepecsételmemberi lak, memberi segelinnsiglasigillare封印する날인하다(už)antspauduoti[]zīmogotmengecapverzegelensette segl , forseglepieczętowaćselara ştampilaскреплять печатьюzapečatiťzapečatitipečatiratisätta sigill på (under)ประทับตราเอกสารmühürlemek蓋章ставити печатку, скріпляти печаткоюمہر لگاناđóng dấu
2 (negative unseal) to close completely He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.verseëlيُقْفِل، يُلْصِقзапечатвамuzavřítforsegle; lukke lufttætversiegelnσφραγίζω, κλείνω εντελώςcerrar herméticamentesulgemaسفت كردنscellerלְאֶטוֹםमोहर लगानाzabrtviti(hermetikusan) lezármerekatloka velsigillare封じる밀봉하다hermetiškai uždaryti, užklijuoti, užplombuotiaizzīmogot; hermētiski noslēgt; izolētmengedapkanafsluitenklebe igjen, tette, lakkezakleić, zalakować, zaplombowaćfechara sigilaзапечатыватьuzavrieťzapretizapečatitiförseglaปิดสนิทkapamak, tıkamak密封запечатувати; пломбуватиمکمل طور پر بند کرناbịt kín
3 to settle or decide This mistake sealed his fate.kosيُقَرِّرрешавамzpečetitforseglebesiegelnσφραγίζω (μτφ.), καθορίζωsellar, concluir(oma) pitserit vajutama, otsustamaنابودكردنsinetöidäréglerלַחֲתוֹם עַל גוֹרָלוֹरोक लगानाodlučitimegpecsételmenetapkangera út um, ákvarðasegnare決める결정하다nulemtiizlemt; izšķirtmenentukanbezegelenbesegleprzypieczętowaćdecidira pecetluiрешатьspečatiťzapečatitizapečatitibesegla, avgöraตัดสินkarara bağlamak決定остаточно вирішувати; визначатисяفیصلہ کرناđịnh đoạt số mệnh
n ˈsealing-wax
a type of wax for sealing letters etc. seëlwasشَمْع الخَتْمвосък за запечатване на писмаpečetní vosksegllakder Siegellackβουλοκέριlacrepitseerimisvahaموم يا لاك مخصوص مهر ومومsinettivahacire à cacheterחוֹתָם שַׁעֲווָהलाख, लाहpečatni vosakpecsétviaszmalaminnsiglisvaxceralacca封ろう봉랍smalkazīmoglakalilin untuk mengegam suratzegellaksegllakklaklacreceară de sigiliuсургучpečatný voskpečatni vosekpečatni vosaksigillackครั่งสำหรับประทับเอกสารmühür mumu封蠟сургучلاکھ اور رال کا مرکب جس سے لاکھی مہریں لگائی جاتی ہیںxi gắn
seal of approval
official approval Doctors have now given this new drug their seal of approval.amptelike goedkeuringمُوافَقَةٌ رَسْمِيَّهодобрениеschválenígodkendelseZeichen der Anerkennungεπίσημη έγκρισηaprobaciónametlik heakskiitmineمهر تاييد زذن برvirallinen hyväksyntäapprobationאִישוּר רִשמִיslužbena dozvolajóváhagyáspersetujuan resmiopinbert samþykki(certificato di qualità)公認공식적인 승인oficialus pritarimas/patvirtinimasapstiprinājums; oficiāla atļaujakebenaran rasmizegelsegl, garanti, godkjenningoficjalne poparcieaprovação oficialaprobareофициальное одобрениеschválenieodobritevzvanično odobrenjesanktion, godkännandeสิ่งที่รับประกันonay下正式批準знак схваленняبا ضابطہ منظوریsự phê chuẩn chính thức
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, afskermيُقْفِلизолирамuzavřítafspærrehermetisch abriegelnαποκλείω (μια περιοχή)acordonar, cerrar el acceso (a)isoleerimaقرق كردنeristääautour de mettre un cordonלְאטוֹםograditi, zatvoritikörülzármenutupeinangraisolare閉鎖する밀봉[]하다; 봉쇄하다užtverti, užblokuotiielenkt; aplenkt; bloķētmenutup jalan masuk keafgrendelenplombere, lukke med seglzablokowaćselara inter­zice accesulблокироватьuzavrieťpovsem zapretizapečatitispärra avปิดกั้นkordon altına almak把...封鎖起來ізолюватиکسی علاقے میں آمد و رفت بند کر دیناvây chắn không cho vào...
set one's seal to
to give one's authority or agreement to He set his seal to the proposals for reforms.toestemming geeيُعْطي مُوافَقَتَهподпечатвамpotvrditgodkendebesiegelnδίνω την επίσημη έγκρισή μουaprobar algoheaks kiitmaقطعي كردنhyväksyäautoriserלְאַשֵרsložiti seráüti a pecsétetsamþykkjaapprovare承認する...을 인가하다palaiminti, vizuotiakceptēt; apstiprināt; dot piekrišanumemberi kuasa atau persetujuanbezegelensette sitt segl zaaprobować, zaakceptowaćconfirmara autorizaофициально одобрить, санкционироватьpotvrdiť, súhlasiťodobritidati odobrenjeรับรองonaylamak, mühürünü basmak批准поставити печатку; схвалюватиاپنی رضامندی یا منظوری دیناđóng dấu xi vào

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