ALL meanings of seal off
seal off
S s - noun seal off an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity. 1
- noun seal off a stamp, medallion, ring, etc., engraved with such a device, for impressing paper, wax, lead, or the like: The king took the seal from his finger and applied it to the document. 1
- noun seal off the impression so obtained: It was unmistakably the royal seal on the document. 1
- noun seal off a mark or symbol attached to a legal document and imparting a formal character to it, originally wax with an impression. 1
- noun seal off a piece of wax or similar adhesive substance so attached to an envelope, folded document, etc., that it must be broken when the object is opened, insuring that the contents have not been tampered with or altered. 1
- noun seal off anything that tightly or completely closes or secures a thing, as closures or fastenings for doors and railroad cars, adhesive stamps and tapes used to secure the flap of an envelope, etc. 1
- noun seal off something that keeps a thing secret: Her vow was the seal that kept her silent. 1
- noun seal off a decorative stamp, especially as given to contributors to a charitable fund: a Christmas seal. 1
- noun seal off a mark, sign, symbol, or the like, serving as visible evidence of something. 1
- noun seal off anything that serves as assurance, confirmation, or bond: She gave the plan her seal of approval. 1
- noun seal off Plumbing. a small amount of water held by a trap to exclude foul gases from a sewer or the like. the depth of the part of the water that actually excludes the gases. 1
- noun seal off the seals, British. the tokens or signs of public office. 1
- verb with object seal off to affix a seal to in authorization, testimony, etc. 1
- verb with object seal off to assure, confirm, or bind with or as if with a seal: They sealed the bargain with a handshake. 1
- verb with object seal off to impress a seal upon as evidence of legal or standard exactness, measure, quality, etc. 1
- verb with object seal off to close by any form of fastening that must be broken before access can be gained. 1
- verb with object seal off to fasten or close tightly by or as if by a seal: She was sealing envelopes. My lips are sealed. 1
- verb with object seal off to decide irrevocably: to seal someone's fate. 1
- verb with object seal off to grant under one's seal or authority, as a pardon. 1
- verb with object seal off Mormon Church. to make (a marriage or adoption) forever binding; solemnize. 1
- verb with object seal off Electricity. to bring (a plug and jack or socket) into locked or fully aligned position. 1
- idioms seal off set one's seal to, to give one's approval to; authorize; endorse: Both families have set their seal to the marriage. 1
- transitivephrasal verb seal off isolate, cordon off 1
- phrasal verb seal off If one object or area is sealed off from another, there is a physical barrier between them, so that nothing can pass between them. 0
- noun seal off to close completely 0
- noun seal off to enclose or surround (an area, etc.) with barriers, a cordon, etc. 0