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Meaning of 'seal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Seal [ n.]
- Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidae and Otariidae.
- An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security.
- Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to give a deed under hand and seal.
- That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it.
- That which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which authenticates; that which secures; assurance.
- An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap.
2 . Seal [ v. i.]
- To affix one's seal, or a seal.
3 . Seal [ v. t.]
- To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed.
- To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; as, to seal weights and measures; to seal silverware.
- To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter.
- Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret.
- To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like.
- To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water. See 2d Seal, 5.
- Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife.

Meaning of 'seal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . seal [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
Example in sentence:
  • a coat of seal
Meaning (2):
- a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare
Example in sentence:
  • SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land
Meaning (3):
- a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)
Example in sentence:
  • the warrant bore the sheriff's seal
4 . seal [ v]
Meaning (4):
- affix a seal to
Example in sentence:
  • seal the letter
Meaning (5):
- make tight; secure against leakage
Example in sentence:
  • seal the windows
Meaning (6):
- decide irrevocably
Example in sentence:
  • sealing dooms
Meaning (7):
- close with or as if with a seal
Example in sentence:
  • She sealed the letter with hot wax

Nearby Words:

sea sea acorn sea adder sea amenone sea anchor sea ape sea apple sea arrow sea bank sea barrow

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