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Definition of 'seal'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) seal
an embossed emblem, symbol, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.

2.  seal
a stamp, medallion, ring, etc., engraved with such a device, for impressing paper, wax, lead, or the like.

3.  seal
the impression so obtained.

4.  seal
an authenticating mark or symbol, orig. wax with an impression, attached to a legal document.

5.  seal
a piece of wax or similar adhesive affixed to a document, envelope, door, etc., that must be broken when the object is opened.

6.  seal
anything that tightly or completely closes or secures a thing.

7.  seal
something that keeps a thing secret:
Her vow was the seal that kept her silent.

8.  seal
a stamplike label, esp. as given to contributors to a charity:
a Christmas seal.

9.  seal
a mark, sign, symbol, or the like, serving as visible evidence of something.

10.  seal
anything that serves as assurance, confirmation, or bond:
She gave the plan her seal of approval.

11.  seal
Plumbing.

12.  seal
a small amount of water held by a trap to exclude foul gases from a sewer or the like.

13. (v.t.) seal
to affix a seal to in authorization, testimony, etc.

14.  seal
to assure, confirm, or bind with or as if with a seal.

15.  seal
to impress a seal upon as evidence of legal or standard exactness, measure, quality, etc.

16.  seal
to close with a fastening that must be broken to gain access.

17.  seal
to fasten or close tightly by or as if by a seal.

18.  seal
to decide irrevocably:
to seal someone's fate.

19.  seal
seal off,

20.  seal
to close hermetically.

21.  seal
to block all access to or from, with a police barricade.

22. (n.) seal
any of numerous marine carnivores of the order Pinnipedia, including the eared seals of the family Otariidae and the earless seals of the family Phocidae.

23.  seal
the skin of such an animal.

24.  seal
leather made from this skin.

25.  seal
the fur of the fur seal; sealskin.

26.  seal
a dark gray-brown.

27. (v.i.) seal
to hunt, kill, or capture seals.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME sele, OE seolh, c. OHG

Definition of 'seal'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) sealing wax, seal
fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters

2. (noun) seal, stamp
a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

3. (noun) seal, sealskin
the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
"a coat of seal"

4. (noun) Navy SEAL, SEAL
a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare
"SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land"

5. (noun) seal
a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)
"the warrant bore the sheriff's seal"

6. (noun) cachet, seal, seal of approval
an indication of approved or superior status

7. (noun) seal
a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture

8. (noun) seal
fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure

9. (verb) seal
any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions

10. (verb) seal, seal off
make tight; secure against leakage
"seal the windows"

11. (verb) seal
close with or as if with a seal
"She sealed the letter with hot wax"

12. (verb) seal
decide irrevocably
"sealing dooms"

13. (verb) seal
affix a seal to
"seal the letter"

14. (verb) varnish, seal
cover with varnish

15. (verb) seal
hunt seals

Definition of 'seal'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) seal
to fill or close an opening to block sth from getting past
Seal any cracks around the windows.; a sealed container

2.  seal
to close and stick down an envelope
She licked and sealed the envelope.

3.  seal
to confirm an agreement
The author is said to have sealed a deal with a leading book publisher.

4. (noun) seal
a fish-eating animal with flippers that lives in and near the ocean
a dwindling seal population

5.  seal
a part or substance that blocks or closes an opening
The seal on the jar was broken.; a leaky seal on the refrigerator door

6.  seal
an official stamp or mark on a document
the royal seal

Definition of 'seal'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) seal
any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidae and Otariidae

2. (noun) seal
an engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security

3. (noun) seal
wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to give a deed under hand and seal

4. (noun) seal
that which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it

5. (noun) seal
that which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which authenticates; that which secures; assurance

6. (noun) seal
an arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap

7. (verb) seal
to set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed

8. (verb) seal
to mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; as, to seal weights and measures; to seal silverware

9. (verb) seal
to fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter

10. (verb) seal
hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret

11. (verb) seal
to fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like

12. (verb) seal
to close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water. See 2d Seal, 5

13. (verb) seal
among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife

14. (verb) seal
to affix one's seal, or a seal

Translation of 'seal'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.
Afrikaans: seël	Arabic: خاتِم شَمْعي على الوثيقَه	Bulgarian: печат
Brazilian: selo	Czech: pečeť	German: das Siegel
Danish: segl	Greek: σφραγίδα	Spanish: sello
Estonian: pitser	Farsi: مهر	Finnish: sinetti
French: sceau	Hebrew: חוֹתָם	Hindi: मोहर, मुहर, मुद्रा
Croatian: žig	Hungarian: pecsét	Indonesian: lak, segel
Icelandic: innsigli	Italian: sigillo, timbro	Japanese: 封印
Korean: 표장	Lithuanian: antspaudas	Latvian: zīmogs
Malay: cap	Dutch: zegel	Norwegian: segl
Polish: pieczęć	Persian: مهر	Pashto: مهر
Portuguese: selo	Romanian: sigiliu	Russian: печать
Slovak: pečať, pečiatka	Slovenian: pečat	Serbian: pečat
Swedish: sigill, plomb[ering]	Thai: รอยประทับตราซึ่งติดอยู่กั	Turkish: mum, mühür
Taiwanese: 印章	Ukrainian: печатка; клеймо	Urdu: مہر
Vietnamese: dấu niêm phong	Chinese: 印章，印鉴，图章
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