seal sth off
— phrasal verb with seal uk/siːl/us/siːl/verb [ T ]
C2 to prevent people from entering an area or building, often because it is dangerous:
Two more bombs have been discovered since the police sealed off the area.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Closing and blocking
- barricade
- batten
- batten down the hatches idiom
- block sth off
- block sth up
- dam
- dam sth up
- dark
- ensconce
- ensconced
- gum
- gum sth up
- jam
- seal
- shut (sth) off
- shutter
- silt (sth) up
- snap
- the darkest hour is just before the dawn idiom
- wedge
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