seal

Pronunciation

• enPR: sēl, IPA ^(key): /siːl/

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Noun

Singular seal

Plural seals

1. (countable) A mammal that lives in watch.

   We saw seals at the theme park performing tricks.

2. (countable) A form of signature to represent a person or a company/service.

   Place this seal on your website and it will be trusted by your visitors.

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  An elephant seal. (sense 1)
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  A seal. (sense 1)
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  A seal on a diploma. (sense 2)

Verb

Plain form seal

Third-person singular seals

Past tense sealed

Past participle sealed

Present participle sealing

1. (transitive) If you seal something, you close it tightly.

   I sealed the bag tightly before putting it into my suitcase.

   The room was sealed so no one could enter it.

2. (transitive) If you seal, you hunt seals.

   Many countries have made it illegal to seal.

Related words

• sealant