seal

IPA: sˈiɫ

noun

  • A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
  • A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
  • An impression of such stamp on wax, paper or other material used for sealing.
  • A design or insignia usually associated with an organization or an official role.
  • Anything that secures or authenticates.
  • Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.
  • (figurative) Confirmation or approval, or an indication of this.
  • Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.
  • A tight closure, secure against leakage.
  • A chakra.
  • A surname.
  • A village in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England.
  • (military) Short for Navy SEAL (“member of the Sea, Air, Land unit”).

verb

  • (intransitive) To hunt seals.
  • (transitive) To place a seal on (a document).
  • To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality.
  • (transitive) To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.
  • (transitive) To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).
  • (transitive) To close securely to prevent leakage.
  • (transitive) To place in a sealed container.
  • (transitive, chess) To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.
  • (transitive) To guarantee.
  • To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement or plaster, etc.
  • To close by means of a seal.
  • (Mormonism) To bind eternally as family members.
  • (Christianity) To form a sacred commitment.
  • (cooking, transitive) To fry (meat) at a high temperature to retain the juices.
  • (dialectal) To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.
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