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seal en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /siːl/
  • /siː.əl/
  • (US) audio
  • sēl

Etymology

From Middle English sel, 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, Icelandic selur), 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).

Meanings

  1. A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
    • The seals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
seals Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

cetacean · dugong · manatee · whale · seaswine · sirenian · sea cow · sea hog · sea pig · porpoise · dolphin · walrus

Deriveds

sealship · thong seal · crab-eater seal · crab-eating seal · jar seal · Caspian seal · seal-oil · crawling seal · hair seal · sealpoint · sealchie · Atlantic grey seal · leporine seal · harp seal · sealpox · harbor seal · true seal · fur-seal · seal-tortie point · ursine seal · Hawaiian monk seal · land seal · monk-seal · Ladoga seal · crested seal · bottle-nosed seal · bearded seal · bay seal · Seal Harbor · small-ringed seal · seal-cloth · river seal · seal brown · Seal Rocks · Weddell's seal · seal-fur · seal calf · grey seal · leopard seal · elephant seal · leonine seal · earless seal · seal dribble · Arctic seal · Atlantic gray seal · acme seal · seal fingers · maned seal · kid seal · spotted seal · Hudson bay seal · seal-man · eared seal · seal-brown · arctic seal · seal-hole · square flipper seal · Ross seal · seal-tortie lynx point · monk seal · common seal · fur seal · gray seal · seal rookery · seal oil · harbour seal · harp-seal · seal finger · seal bomb · seal salamander · swan-necked seal · saddleback seal · seal-hunting · seal-fin deformity · seal row · walking seal · seal-hunter · Weddell seal · hair-seal · Hudson seal · marbled seal · native seal · seal-fish · pied seal · rock seal · seallike · Baikal seal · seal-lynx point · seal shark · heart seal · rough seal · ringed seal · pin seal · ribbon seal · seal-plush · seal-bird · seal-fishing · crabeater seal · sealery · seal limbs · sealy · seal-grain · seal-fisher · seal point · Larga seal · seal dog · hooded seal · seal-vat · Greenland seal · sealskin

Descendants

sili · sili · ਸੀਲ

Hypernyms

vertebrate · organism · pinniped · animal · marine mammal · mammal · creature

Relateds

vent

Synonyms

pinniped · sea puppy

Translations (166)

fa فک (pinniped) · tl karnerong-dagat (pinniped) · evn kuma (pinniped) · yue 海豹 (pinniped) · ug دېڭىزيىلپىزى (pinniped) · nb sel (pinniped) · chr ᎠᎹᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏗᏑᏫᏍᎩ (pinniped) · af seehond (pinniped) · cmn 海豹 (pinniped) · be цюле́нь (pinniped) · ang seolh (pinniped) · unm mpixàm (pinniped) · mt foka (pinniped) · yrk-tun явʼ сармик (pinniped) · non selr (pinniped) · cy broch môr (pinniped) · niv лаӈр̌ (pinniped) · vro hülge (pinniped) · squ asxw (pinniped) · ast llobu marín (pinniped) · sq fokë (pinniped) · nl rob (pinniped) · fi hylje (pinniped) · el φώκια (pinniped) · my ရေသူ (pinniped) · chr ᎠᎹᏱ ᎡᎯ ᏗᏑᏫᏍᎩ (pinniped) · de Seehund (pinniped) · sv säl (pinniped) · abe akikw (pinniped) · hy փոկ (pinniped) · tk suw it (pinniped) · grc φώκη (pinniped) · hi सील (pinniped) · id anjing laut (pinniped) · atj akikw (pinniped) · et hüljes (pinniped) · chr ᎠᎹ ᏗᏑᏫᏍᎩ (pinniped) · izh hyle (pinniped) · lt ruonis (pinniped) · vot ülle (pinniped) · se njuorjju (pinniped) · lv ronis (pinniped) · sk tuleň (pinniped) · nsk ᐊᒋᒄ (pinniped) · mn далайн хав (pinniped) · kl puisi (pinniped) · gld гиокса (pinniped) · sw sili (pinniped) · da sæl (pinniped) · non kópr (pinniped) · th แมวน้ำ (pinniped) · vi hải cẩu (pinniped) · is selur (pinniped) · he כֶּלֶב יָם (pinniped) · xal хав (pinniped) · sjd нуэррьй (pinniped) · ms anjing laut (pinniped) · pa ਸੀਲ (pinniped) · sco selch (pinniped) · rm tgàn marin (pinniped) · ja 海狗 (pinniped) · rm foca (pinniped) · cr ᐋᐦᑭᐠ (pinniped) · io marohundo (pinniped) · nan-hbl 海狗 (pinniped) · dsb roba (pinniped) · ast foca (pinniped) · cy moelrhon (pinniped) · it otaria (pinniped) · rm chaun da mar (pinniped) · mk фока (pinniped) · iu ᓇᑦᑎᖅ (pinniped) · ms انجيڠ لاءوت (pinniped) · es lobo marino (pinniped) · liv īlgaz (pinniped) · ko 물범 (pinniped) · ug تىيۇلىن (pinniped) · str ÁSW̱ (pinniped) · csb zélińt (pinniped) · ar فُقْمَة (pinniped) · cs lachtan (pinniped) · eu itsas txakur (pinniped) · krl hyleh (pinniped) · ca foca (pinniped) · cs tuleň (pinniped) · fr phoque (pinniped) · eo foko (pinniped) · ka სელაპი (pinniped) · az suiti (pinniped) · ain トゥッカㇻ (pinniped) · sh фо̏ка (pinniped) · uk тюле́нь (pinniped) · kk итбалық (pinniped) · ain トッカリ (pinniped) · moe atshikᵘ (pinniped) · ko 물개 (pinniped) · ru тюле́нь (pinniped) · vo meladog (pinniped) · an foca (pinniped) · vo rob (pinniped) · afb فقمة (pinniped) · enm sele (pinniped) · wuu 海豹 (pinniped) · sh ту̀љан (pinniped) · sjt ныэррье (pinniped) · oc fòca (pinniped) · crh tülen (pinniped) · bg тюле́н (pinniped) · vec foca (pinniped) · mnc ᡥᡠᠸᡝᡨᡥᡳ (pinniped) · hy ծովաշուն (pinniped) · la phoca (pinniped) · fkv hyljet (pinniped) · hur áshxw (pinniped) · af rob (pinniped) · it foca (pinniped) · gd ròn (pinniped) · tr fok (pinniped) · ja 海豹 (pinniped) · ain トゥコロ (pinniped) · sms nueʹrjj (pinniped) · nan-hbl 海豹 (pinniped) · hu fóka (pinniped) · fo kópur (pinniped) · ik natchiq (pinniped) · nl zeehond (pinniped) · ja 膃肭臍 (pinniped) · pt foca (pinniped) · ro focă (pinniped) · gl lobarraz (pinniped) · lb Séihond (pinniped) · acw فَقْمَة (pinniped) · br reunig (pinniped) · sl tjulenj (pinniped) · ga rón (pinniped) · yue 海狗 (pinniped) · rm tgaun da mar (pinniped) · kw reun (pinniped) · sma nåervie (pinniped) · se njuorju (pinniped) · sga rón (pinniped) · smn nuárju (pinniped) · mi kekeno (pinniped) · mns-nor ся̄кыль ӯй (pinniped) · gag foka (pinniped) · cy morlo (pinniped) · es lobo del mar (pinniped) · gl lobo mariño (pinniped) · sh tùljan (pinniped) · zu umnyama (pinniped) · gv raun (pinniped) · vo fuk (pinniped) · ab атиулен (pinniped) · gl foca (pinniped) · pl foka (pinniped) · mel asou daat (pinniped) · xcl փոկ (pinniped) · gl voca (pinniped) · de Robbe (pinniped) · tl poka (pinniped) · sh fȍka (pinniped) · ain トゥカㇻ (pinniped) · cmn 海狗 (pinniped) · es foca (pinniped) · ota آیی بالغی (pinniped) · nn sel (pinniped)

wikidata: Q3192954

seal en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /siːl/
  • /siː.əl/
  • (US) audio
  • sēl

Etymology

From Middle English sel, 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, Icelandic selur), 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).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To hunt seals.
    • They're organizing a protest against sealing.

Forms

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sealed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sealed Tense=Past lexicographic
sealing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
seals Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

clapmatch · dolphin · selkie · walrus · sea lion

Translations (3)

fi pyytää hylkeitä (to hunt seals) · hu fókára vadászik (to hunt seals) · pl polować na foki (to hunt seals)

seal en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /siːl/
  • /siː.əl/
  • (US) audio
  • sēl

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal Inherited from Middle English sel, sele, from Anglo-Norman seel, from Latin sigillum, a diminutive of signum (“sign”). Doublet of sigil and sigillum.

Meanings

  1. A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
    • She [Nature] carved thee for her seal, and meant thereby Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die. 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 11”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
  2. An impression of such stamp on wax, paper or other material used for sealing.
  3. A facsimile of an impression of such stamp that is a mark or symbol of an office or organisation.
    • So the matter rested until the Cranbrook & Paddock Wood Company was incorporated on August 8, 1877, appropriately displaying a bunch of hops on its seal, for these had become the principal cash crop in the area. 1960 March, H. P. White, “The Hawkhurst branch of the Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 170:
    • The front of the podium bore the presidential seal.
  4. Anything that secures or authenticates.
  5. Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.
    • Seals were placed on the papal apartment on the third floor of the Apostolic Palace and on the apartment on the second floor of the Casa Santa Marta, where Pope Francis lived. 2025 April 21, Devin Watkins, “Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88”, in Vatican News:
    • The result was declared invalid, as the seal on the meter had been broken.
  6. (figuratively) Confirmation or approval, or an indication of this.
    • Her clothes always had her mom's seal of approval.
  7. Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.
    • The canister is leaking. I think the main seal needs to be replaced.
  8. A tight closure, secure against leakage.
    • Close the lid tightly to get a good seal.
  9. A chakra.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
seals Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

contract under seal · Keeper of the Seals · dual seal · hydrodynamic seal · seal-engraving · stationary seal · seal-stamp · chipseal · watch-seal · sylphon seal · primary seal · seal of approval · magnetic seal · seal leak · mechanical seal · Underseal · Luther seal · royal seal · seal face · seal-lock · Solomonseal · labyrinth seal · hermetic seal · Bridgman seal · unbalanced seal · broad seal · Christmas seal · cylinder seal · gum-seal · fisherman's seal · set the seal on · under one's seal · counter-seal · Chinese seal · LMLK seal · face-to-face seals · seal at arms · balanced seal · seal-top · trap seal · golden seal · Seal of Solomon · seal chamber · compressor seal · privacy seal · sealwax · surface sealing · dry seal · seal-master · seal of the demons · concentric dual seal · seal-flower · break the seal · rotary seal · hydrostatic seal · sealmaking · seal ring · official seal · Confederate Seal · set one's seal · set to seal · glass-ceramic-to-metal seal · under the cold seal · hot seal · seal-wax · Great Seal · seal on a bedsheet · golden-seal · company seal · apex seal · Knights Templar Seal · dynamic seal · break seal · crankshaft seal · blue seal · wiper seal · seal assembly · bellows seal · externally pressurized seal · seal-office · medicine seal · sanitary seal · lady's seal · seal stone · presidential seal · diaphragm seal · seal-work · water seal · door seal · inside-mounted seal · fin seal · glass seal · Sealock · Seal-Lock · Seal of the Prophets · secre seal · hand and seal · seal swell · compression seal · weather seal · guide seal · Hermes' seal · sealing washer · blow fill seal · clay seal · seal coating · seal-press · postpalatal seal · seal face width · double seal · velopharyngeal seal · misseal · sealbore · pusher seal · green seal · seal lock · seal script · collation of seals · secret seal · stamp seal · AccuPort seal · oil seal · given under my hand and seal · green-seal · border seal · posterior palatal seal · outside-mounted seal · compartmented seal · peripheral seal · seal-cylinder · chip seal · seal-pipe · flange seal · tandem seals · seal-wort · seallike · cartridge seal · privy seal · fisher's seal · shaft seal · dry gas seal · scaraboid seal · set to one's seal · farthing seal · great seal · seal presser · seal-day · seal-ring · unseal · tarseal · radial shaft seal · Solomon's seal · underseal · cup seal · seal-bag · mechanical face seal · seal receptacle · impression seal · seal manual · state seal · button seal · grease seal · sealmaker · orbital reducer seal · the seven seals · seal point · gigaseal · palatal seal · lip seal · seal of quality · sealless · seal of confession · Bodok seal · face seal · rotating face mechanical seal · seal of relics · double balanced seal · enamelled seal · seal of arms · burning seal · piston seal · goldenseal · seal-cup · seal of the confessional · corporate seal · under seal

Descendants

seula

Relateds

aseal · enseal · asseal

Translations (256)

ota مهر (impression of such stamp) · gl cuño (impression of such stamp) · vec boło (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · bg затво́р (tight closure) · el βούλα (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · vec boło (tight closure) · es sellador (tight closure) · mnc ᡩᠣᡵᠣᠨ (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · is innsigli (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · el σφραγίδα (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · pl pieczęć (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · uz muhr (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · fi tunnus (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · es junta (something designed to prevent leaking) · sk pečať (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · id segel (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · hu tömítés (something designed to prevent leaking) · pt selo de segurança (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · tt мөһер (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ky мөөр (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · tg мӯҳр (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · hy կնիք (impression of such stamp) · nl sluiting (tight closure) · bg печа́т (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · de Stempel (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · bg клеймо́ (impression of such stamp) · it timbro (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · hu zárjegy (anything that secures or authenticates) · es sello (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · es sello (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · hu adójegy (anything that secures or authenticates) · nn segl (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · la sigillum (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · sv sigill (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ja 印章 (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · es precinto (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · grc σφραγίς (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · la sigillum (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ja 封印 (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · sl pečat (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · pl uszczelnienie (tight closure) · oc sagèl (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · it bollo (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · gd seula (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · ota مهر (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · gl precinto (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · uk клеймо́ (impression of such stamp) · ja(tight closure) · az möhür (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ru печа́ть (impression of such stamp) · it sigillo (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · sk pečiatka (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · my တံဆိပ်တုံး (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · he ציפוי מסתם (something designed to prevent leaking) · hu biztonsági fólia (anything that secures or authenticates) · hu pecsét (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · uk печа́ть (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · cmn 印章 (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · ru са́льник (something designed to prevent leaking) · pt selo (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · fr cachet (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · gl cruño (impression of such stamp) · pt vedação (something designed to prevent leaking) · gld дорон (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · bho मोहर (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · nl zegel (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · lv zīmogs (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · cmn 印章 (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ru печа́ть (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · hu szigetelés (something designed to prevent leaking) · de Dichtung (something designed to prevent leaking) · pt timbre (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · uk пло́мба (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · tg муҳр (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · uk печа́тка (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · pdt Säajel (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · oc sagèl (confirmation) · ru печа́ть (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · fr sceau (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ro sigiliu (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · bg пло́мба (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · hu plomba (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · el στεγανοποίηση (tight closure) · is innsigli (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · be пяча́тка (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · hi छाप (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · id tutup (something designed to prevent leaking) · pl plomba (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · mi hīra (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · fi sinetti (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ja 封緘 (tight closure) · pt sinete (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · nb forsegling (something designed to prevent leaking) · th ลัญจกร (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · id lambang (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · sv sigill (tight closure) · fa-ira مُهْر (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · oc sagèl (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · de Siegel (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · vec boło (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · hi छापा (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · bg печа́т (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · vi cái bịt (something designed to prevent leaking) · nl zegel (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · ota مهر (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · ja 封印 (tight closure) · el σφράγισμα (tight closure) · el σφραγίδα (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · tsg sap (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · oc sagèl (impression of such stamp) · cmn 圖章 /图章 (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · uk печа́тка (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · nl zegel (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · pl plomba (anything that secures or authenticates) · ota خاتم (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · ru клеймо́ (impression of such stamp) · oc sagèl (anything that secures or authenticates) · mk печат (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · vi triện (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · fi tiiviste (something designed to prevent leaking) · ca segell (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · et pitsat (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · fi sinetti (impression of such stamp) · be кляймо́ (impression of such stamp) · ja 印章 (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · sl pečat (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · es cierre (something designed to prevent leaking) · ur مُہَر (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · bg изола́ция (something designed to prevent leaking) · fa-ira مُهْر (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · ro sigiliu (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · ko 도장 (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · ru печа́ть (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · fur sugel (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · fi leimasin (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · tk möhür (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · pl pieczątka (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · vec tinbro (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · ms cap (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · el σφραγίδα (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · vi ấn (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ug مۆھۈر (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · nb segl (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · es signáculo (impression of such stamp) · de Petschaft (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · be пяча́тка (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · cs pečeť (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · eo sigelo (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · izh pätsetti (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · sh pèčat (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · pl banderola (anything that secures or authenticates) · uk печа́ть (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · hy կնիք (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · he אטימה (something designed to prevent leaking) · ka ბეჭედი (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · ca segell (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · cs pečeť (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · mn тамга (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ota خاتم (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ps مهر (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · fi tiiviys (tight closure) · bg обтура́тор (tight closure) · fi leima (anything that secures or authenticates) · sh пѐчат (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ast sellu (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · sk tesnenie (something designed to prevent leaking) · ko 인장 (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ug پېچەت (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · vec boło (anything that secures or authenticates) · ar خَتْم (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ja(facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · nb segl (tight closure) · he אטם (something designed to prevent leaking) · hu pecsétnyomó (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · fi hyväksyntä (confirmation) · es empaque (something designed to prevent leaking) · sv sigill (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · de Siegel (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · is innsigli (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · de Siegel (tight closure) · hu pecsét (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · be пяча́ць (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · vec guarnision (something designed to prevent leaking) · gl selo (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · sh pèčat (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · av мугьру (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · pt vedação (tight closure) · sv sigill (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · kk мөр (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · fi sinetti (anything that secures or authenticates) · it sigillo (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · fi sinetti (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · ru уплотне́ние (tight closure) · pl pieczęć (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · pdt Säajel (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · es empaquetadura (something designed to prevent leaking) · it sigillo (tight closure) · hy կնիք (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · ro pecete (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · es sello (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ru прокла́дка (something designed to prevent leaking) · el σφράγισμα (something designed to prevent leaking) · grc σφραγίς (impression of such stamp) · lt antspaudas (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · hu védőfólia (anything that secures or authenticates) · ja(facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · pl banderola (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · oc sagèl (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · fi vaakuna (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · is innsigli (impression of such stamp) · da segl (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · it guarnizione (something designed to prevent leaking) · sk pečať (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · id segel (tight closure) · hu biztosíték (anything that secures or authenticates) · gl selo (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ky печать (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · fi leima (impression of such stamp) · kmr mor (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · vi ấn chương (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · vec boło (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ug پېچەت (impression of such stamp) · hi मुद्रा (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · tr mühür (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · et tihend (tight closure) · es sello (tight closure) · ota خاتم (impression of such stamp) · nb segl (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · fr sceau (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · sq vulë (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · it timbro (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ru герметиза́ция (tight closure) · bg уплътня́ване (something designed to prevent leaking) · sh пѐчат (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · de Siegel (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · es zapatilla (something designed to prevent leaking) · ar خَتْم (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · vi con dấu (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · be пло́мба (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · hi मोहर (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · gl selo (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · fr joint (tight closure) · ja はんこ (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · eo sigelo (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · et pitser (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · ru пло́мба (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · cs pečeť (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · nl verzegeling (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) · nn segl (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · sl pečat (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · he חוֹתָם (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) · de Dichtung (tight closure) · ru уплотни́тель (something designed to prevent leaking) · pt selo (facsimile of an impression of such stamp) · pl uszczelka (something designed to prevent leaking) · be пяча́ць (facsimile of an impression of such stamp)

seal en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /siːl/
  • /siː.əl/
  • (US) audio
  • sēl

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal Inherited from Middle English sel, sele, from Anglo-Norman seel, from Latin sigillum, a diminutive of signum (“sign”). Doublet of sigil and sigillum.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To place a seal on (a document).
  2. To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality.
    • to seal weights and measures
    • to seal silverware
  3. (transitive) To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.
    • The cover is sealed. If anyone tries to open it, we'll know about it.
  4. (transitive) To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).
    • The border has been sealed until the fugitives are found.
  5. (transitive) To close securely to prevent leakage.
    • Seal up your lips, and give no words but "mum". 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
    • I've sealed the bottle to keep the contents fresh.
  6. (transitive) To place in a sealed container.
    • I've sealed the documents in this envelope.
  7. (transitive) To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.
    • After thinking for half an hour, the champion sealed his move.
  8. (transitive) To guarantee.
    • seal a job or a contract
    • England's first-half display contained much to admire but it was a sign of their wastefulness in front of goal that it took the injury-time intervention from Kane to seal victory. 2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2019:
    • seal one's destiny
    • seal someone's fate
    • The last-minute goal sealed United’s win.
  9. To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement or plaster, etc.
    • The blowing device consists of a glass vessel with a hollow perforated cylinder sealed to its base, and two side tubes sealed at opposite ends of the vessel. 1974, Egyptian Journal of Physics - Volumes 5-6, page 2:
    • After testing is concluded and it has been determined that the drilled well is to be completed as a producing or fluid-injection well, or that operations are to be suspended, the final string of casing is placed in the well and sealed to the penetrated formation with cement. 1971, Environmental Conservation, the Oil and Gas Industries, page 127:
    • Sealed to this wall by their rims were cazuelas ( earthenware bowls). 1898, The American Archaeologist, page 267:
    • The PVC was then sealed to the plastered foundation with a 3-inch-wide band of PVC-to-concrete adhesive applied above the Thiokol. 1974, Ruins Stabilization in the Southwestern United States, page 40:
  10. To close by means of a seal.
    • to seal a drainpipe with water
    • When the silicone rubber has set the plaster pieces are replaced, followed by the lid, which is sealed to the mother-mould with plaster and bandage as previously described. 2008, Sandra Davison, R.G. Newton, Conservation and Restoration of Glass, page 301:
  11. (Mormonism) To bind eternally as family members.
    • Next, I was sealed to my fourteenth wife, Emeline Vaughn. In 1851, I was sealed to my fifteenth wife, Mary Lear Groves. In 1856, I was sealed to my sixteenth wife, Mary Ann Williams. 2001, Richard W. Slatta, The Mythical West, page 197:
    • In temples of God, families are eternally sealed through this power. Couples who enter into the Covenant of Eternal Marriage are sealed together, meaning that their union on earth is also valid in the heavens, rather than ending at death. Children who are subsequently born to them or later sealed to them are theirs for eternity… In addition, temple sealings are performed by proxy for the dead, with spouses sealed to each other and children sealed to parents. 2010, Christopher Kimball Bigelow, Jonathan Langford, The Latter-day Saint Family Encyclopedia, page 306:
    • She can be sealed to this other man and still remain with her first husband; and the Mormons believe that all her children will belong to the man to whom she is sealed. 1870, Aaron Harrison Cragin, Execution of Laws in Utah, page 9:
    • If a man once married desires a second helpmate […] she is sealed to him under the solemn sanction of the church. 1852, Howard Stansbury, An Expedition to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah:
  12. To form a sacred commitment.
    • Thus these representatives of humanity are first sealed to help with the final work of salvation. 2015, Uchenna Mezue, Hidden In Plain Sight: A Study of the Revelation to John:
    • Let us all strive to get ourselves sealed to redemption, seeing God doth seal those whom he will deliver in that great day; if we be not in this number, we shall not escape damnation. 1866, Paul Baynes, An Entire Commentary Upon the Whole Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians, page 81:
    • What was that office, or work, to which his Father sealed him? I answer, more generally, he was sealed to the whole work of mediation for us, thereby to recover and save all the elect, whom the Father had given him: 1836, John Flavel, The Fountain of Life Opened; Or, A Display of Christ in His Essential and Mediatorial Glory. 1671, page 44:
    • Perfectly so, I tell thee, of the sealed people who have come in through unbelief, pretending themselves to be children of the kingdom, that they are sealed to be heirs of the promise, but have come in as thieves and robbers. 1861, Joanna Southcott, Lavinia Elizabeth C. Jones, The scriptures of the holy Trinity, page 88:
  13. (transitive) To fry (meat) at a high temperature to retain the juices.
    • Seal the meat and continue frying until nicely browned. 1993, Daran Little, Life and Times at the Rovers Return, page 113:

Forms

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sealing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
seals Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
sealed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sealed Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

seal up · seal under · broadseal · counter-seal · hermetically seal · seal in · heat-seal · sealability · sealed · overseal · seal off · sealing washer · seal the deal · misseal · sealer · deseal · sealing · box-sealing tape · upseal · underseal · sealable · peel-and-seal · sealant · counterseal · reseal · seal someone's fate

Relateds

stamp

Synonyms

seal off · block off · close · block · obstruct · close off · enclose

Translations (106)

es encerrar (to place in a sealed container) · hu szigetel (to close securely) · pt selar (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · oc sagelar (to place a seal on (a document)) · es aislar (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · hu hitelesít (to place a seal on (a document)) · el σφραγίζω (to place a seal on (a document)) · hu biztos arat (győzelmet) (to guarantee) · fi sinetöidä (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · es lacrar (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · de versiegeln (to place a seal on (a document)) · hu lezár (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · sl zatesniti (to close securely) · it chiudere (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · ast sellar (to place a seal on (a document)) · hu lepecsétel (to place a seal on (a document)) · es hermetizar (to close securely) · it interdire (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · hu elzár (to close securely) · sl zapečatiti (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · fi sinetöidä (to place a seal on (a document)) · pt vedar (to close securely) · it sigillare (to place a seal on (a document)) · sk opečatiť (to place a seal on (a document)) · ru запеча́тывать (to place a seal on (a document)) · fi sulkea (to place in a sealed container) · hu tömít (to close securely) · bg подпечатвам (to place a seal on (a document)) · es sellar (to place a seal on (a document)) · ro sigila (to place a seal on (a document)) · it chiudere ermeticamente (to close securely) · hu leszigetel (to close securely) · cmn 密封 (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · hu megpecsétel (to guarantee) · ru запеча́тывать (to close securely) · nl verzegelen (to place in a sealed container) · mk запечатува (to place a seal on (a document)) · bg пломбирам (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · fi tiivistää (to close securely) · pl banderolować (to mark with a stamp) · sl zapečatiti (to place a seal on (a document)) · es aislar (to place in a sealed container) · fi sinetöidä (chess: to place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope) · hu szentesít (to guarantee) · ca segellar (to place a seal on (a document)) · es cerrar (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · ru закрыва́ть (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · pl banderolować (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · hu lebélyegez (to mark with a stamp) · ee xe (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · grc σφραγίζω (to place a seal on (a document)) · bg запечатвам (to close securely) · it recintare (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · es confinar (to place in a sealed container) · fi sinetöidä (to guarantee) · hu határzárat rendel el (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · sk zapečatiť (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · hu leplombál (to close securely) · pl zaplombować (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · hu lezár (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · de versiegeln (to close securely) · fr cacheter (to close securely) · hu bezár (to close securely) · fi leimata (to mark with a stamp) · hu leplombál (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · hy կնքել (to place a seal on (a document)) · it piombare (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · hy կնքել (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · fi sulkea (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · hu beragaszt (to close securely) · hu véglegesít (to guarantee) · hu vízhatlanná tesz (to close securely) · pl banderolować (to place a seal on (a document)) · it sigillare (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · nl verzegelen (to place a seal on (a document)) · fr sceller (to place a seal on (a document)) · pl przypieczętować (to place a seal on (a document)) · es precintar (to close securely) · tl tatakan (to place a seal on (a document)) · ru запеча́тывать (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · hu lezár (to close securely) · is innsigla (to place a seal on (a document)) · es sellar (to close securely) · it sancire (to guarantee) · es sellar (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · it isolare (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · de dichten (to close securely) · gl selar (to place a seal on (a document)) · fi sinetöidä (to place in a sealed container) · it suggellare (to guarantee) · bg запечатвам (to place in a sealed container) · is innsigla (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · sk pečatiť (to place a seal on (a document)) · es acordonar (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · ee xe (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · ru запеча́тывать (to place in a sealed container) · pt interditar (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · nl verzegelen (to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage) · sk uzavrieť (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · de abdichten (to close securely) · mi hīra (to place a seal on (a document)) · pt selar (to place a seal on (a document)) · hu lezár (to guarantee) · sk spečatiť (to guarantee) · cmn 封锁 (to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)) · oc sagelar (to mark with a stamp)

seal en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /siːl/
  • /siː.əl/
  • (US) audio
  • sēl

Etymology

From Middle English *selen (suggested by Middle English sele (“harness; hame”)), perhaps from Old English sǣlan (“to bind”).

Meanings

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

Forms

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sealed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sealed Tense=Past lexicographic
seals Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
sealing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic