seal

Meaning

Noun

A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.

Verb

To hunt seals.

Verb

1. To place a seal on (a document).
2. To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality.
3. To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.
4. To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).
5. To close securely to prevent leakage.
6. To place in a sealed container.
7. To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.
8. To guarantee.
9. To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement or plaster, etc.
10. To close by means of a seal.
11. To bind eternally as family members.
12. To form a sacred commitment.
13. To fry (meat) at a high temperature to retain the juices.

Verb

To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.

Synonyms

stamp

close

mark

signet

shut

symbol

chop

imprint

plug

block

impress

cork

close tightly

seal up

sign

cachet

sea-dog

fasten

emblem

sealskin

secure

insignia

stop

🛑

token

lock

🔒

varnish

impression

sealing

sealing wax

seal off

affix a seal

shut off

gasket

stopper

stop up

sea calf

concentrate

obturate

seal of approval

blockade

brand

caulk

place under a seal

ratify

print

lead

paste

joint

judgement

judgment

label

🏷️

lacquer

lay off

lineament

logo

marker

matrix

mend

mure

notation

pack

pad

patch up

permission

plaster

postmark

potting

pound

💷

press

proof

puddle

put away

quit

sanction

sea animal

sea dog

sealant

sealer

sea lion

shellac

shut down

shutter

sticker

stuff

sum

summarise

summarize

sum up

switch off

tag

telescope

🔭

tighten

tighten up

trademark

trademarks

turn off

verify

waterproof

weatherstrip

zip

batten down

cover over

make tight

official stamp

pinniped

raw silk

stamp die

monogram signature

air

fill a hole

postal stamp

stamp with seal

set one’s seal

capsulise

sealing weld

air-tight seal

phoca

latch-up

rubber name-stamp

impressed mark

put lid on

airtight coating

hermet ization

hermetic closure

seal style

soldering and sealing

counter mark

seal wax

solder seal

place a seal

pusa

close up tightly

abate

abstract

affix

approve

authorization

batten

bind

block off

block up

build

capsule

capsulize

casket

caulking

cease

certify

close off

close up

compact

condense

confinement

coop in

cover

crest

die

💀

discontinue

draw

embossment

embroidery

encapsulate

encapsulation

encase

endorse

evidence

fastener

fill

fill in

fill up

fur seal

give up

hallmark

hide

immobilise

immobilize

ink pad

insulate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/siːl/

Etymology

From Middle English sele, from an inflectional form of Old English seolh, from Proto-West Germanic *selh, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz (compare Scots selch,selkie, North Frisian selich, Middle Dutch seel, zēle, Old High German selah, Danish sæl, Middle Low German sale), either from Proto-Indo-European *selk- (“to pull”) (compare dialectal English sullow (“plough”)) or from early Proto-Finnic *šülkeš (later *hülgeh, compare dialectal Finnish hylki, standard hylje, Estonian hüljes).