SEAL

noun

1
sea air and land team: a member of an elite force in the US or other navy that carries out special operations
The Thai Seals themselves went above and beyond. I would class them as heroes.
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United Kingdom on 11/07/2018
Open Dictionary - July2018

Noun☞SEAL

seal

noun countable

UK /siːl/

Word Forms

singular	seal
plural	seals

1
a large sea animal that eats fish and lives mainly in cold parts of the world. Seals are amphibious (=they can live both in water and on land). A young seal is called a pup.
Synonyms and related words
Sea animals
conger eel
coral
cuttlefish
2
a piece of something such as wire or wax that seals a container and that you have to break before you can open the container
Synonyms and related words
Lids and other parts of containers
bung
cap
compartment
1. 2a
  a shaped piece of something such as rubber that closes a hole inside a machine so that air or other substances cannot get in or out
  I replaced the seal, but oil is still leaking out.
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of machines and machinery
  ancillary
  ball bearing
  bearing
3
a special mark that you put on something, for example a document, to show that it is legal or official
Synonyms and related words
Vouchers, coupons, labels and receipts
bar code
coupon
courtesy card

phrases

set/put the seal on something

seal

noun countable

US /sil/

Word Forms

singular	seal
plural	seals

1
a large ocean animal that eats fish and lives mainly in cold parts of the world. Seals are amphibious (=they can live both in water and on land). A young seal is called a pup.
Synonyms and related words
Sea animals
conger eel
coral
cuttlefish
2
a piece of something such as wire or wax that seals a container and that you have to break before you can open the container
Synonyms and related words
Lids and other parts of containers
bung
cap
compartment
1. 2a
  a shaped piece of something such as rubber that closes a hole inside a machine so that air or other substances cannot get in or out
  I replaced the seal, but oil is still leaking out.
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of machines and machinery
  ancillary
  ball bearing
  bearing
3
a special mark that you put on something, for example a document, to show that it is legal or official
Synonyms and related words
Vouchers, coupons, labels and receipts
bar code
coupon
courtesy card

phrases

set/put the seal on something

seal

verb transitive

UK /siːl/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	seal
he/she/it	seals
present participle	sealing
past tense	sealed
past participle	sealed

1

seal
or
seal up
to close a container or space by covering it with something so that air or other substances cannot get in or out
seal something with something:
Seal the box with tape.
Small gaps can be sealed with wax.
Synonyms and related words
To close or lock something
close off
close up
lock out

phrases

seal someone’s fate

seal an envelope

seal a victory/deal/agreement

phrasal verbs

seal in

seal off

seal up

seal

verb transitive

US /sil/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	seal
he/she/it	seals
present participle	sealing
past tense	sealed
past participle	sealed

1

seal
or
seal up
to close a container or space by covering it with something so that air or other substances cannot get in or out
seal something with something:
Seal the box with tape.
Small gaps can be sealed with wax.
Synonyms and related words
To close or lock something
close off
lock out
shut

phrases

seal an envelope

seal someone’s fate

seal a victory/deal/agreement

phrasal verbs

seal in

seal off

seal up

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