SEAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of seal – Learner’s Dictionary

seal
noun [ C ]
uk
/siːl/
us

seal noun [C] (ANIMAL)

seal noun [C] (ON A CONTAINER)

a piece of paper or plastic on a container that you break in order to open it

seal noun [C] (OFFICIAL MARK)

an official mark made of wax, paper, or metal that is put on important documents

seal noun [C] (STOP LIQUID/AIR)

seal
verb [ T ]
uk
/siːl/
us

seal verb [T] (CLOSE ENTRANCE)

to close an entrance or container so that air or liquid cannot enter or leave it:
She quickly sealed up the bottle.

seal verb [T] (CLOSE LETTER)

to close a letter or parcel by sticking the edges together:
to seal an envelope

Phrasal verbs

(Definition of seal from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of seal

in Chinese (Traditional)
動物, 海豹, 覆蓋物…
in Chinese (Simplified)
动物, 海豹, 覆盖物…
in Spanish
foca, precinto, cierre…
in Portuguese
foca, vedação, selo…
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सील, मासे खाणारा मोठा सस्तन प्राणी जो समुद्रातही राहतो आणि काही वेळ जमिनीवर वा बर्फावरही राहतो., बंद करणे…
アザラシ, オットセイ, 包装フィルム…
ayı balığı, bir şeyin kullanılmadığını ve açılmadığını gösteren kâğıt veya plastik kapak/sargı/bant vs., mühür…
colmater, fermer hermétiquement, cacheter…
foca, precinte, tancadura…
zegel, zegellak, afsluiting…
மீன் சாப்பிடக்கூடிய மற்றும் கடலிலும் மற்றும் நிலத்திலும் அல்லது பனியிலும் வாழக்கூடிய ஒரு பெரிய பாலூட்டி, ஒரு நுழைவாயில் அல்லது கொள்கலனை மூடுவதற்கு, அதில் எதுவும் நுழையவோ அல்லது வெளியேறவோ முடியாது…
(एक स्तनपायी पशु) सील, सील करना, कुछ प्रवेश या बाहर न जा सके इसलिए किसी प्रवेश द्वार या कनस्तर को बंद करना…
સીલ, બંધ કરી લેવું, દેવું…
segl, plombe, dække…
sigill, plomb[ering], lacksigill…
cap, lak, lapisan…
das Siegel, die Abdichtung, siegeln…
forsegle, tette, lime igjen…
ایک گوشت خور قطبی جانور, سگ ماہی, سربہ مہر کرنا…
печатка, клеймо, ізоляція…
тюлень, пломба, печать…
సగం సముద్రంలో సగం భూమిలో లేదా మంచులో నివసిస్తూ చేపలు తిని బ్రతికే పెద్ద క్షీరదం (పాలిచ్చే జంతువు), ఏదీ లోపలికి ప్రవేశించకుండా, లోపలినుండి బయటకు రాకుండా ప్రవేశ ద్వారాన్ని లేదా పాత్రను మూసివేయడం…
فَقْمة, مادة لاصِقة, مانِع التسَرُّب…
অংশত সমুদ্র এবং অংশত ভূমি বা বরফে থাকে যে সীল মাছ, প্রবেশদ্বার বা কোনো বাক্স বন্ধ করে রাখা যাতে সেখানে কিছু ঢুকতে না পারে, একটি বিশেষ তরল আবরণ তৈরি করা…
pečeť, izolační vrstva, zapečetit…
lak, segel, lapisan pelindung…
รอยประทับตราซึ่งติดอยู่กับเอกสารเพื่อแสดงว่าเป็นของแท้และถูกกฎหมาย, ครั่งที่ใช้ประทับหีบห่อ, ที่ผนึก…
dấu niêm phong, con dấu, xi…
foka, zamknięcie, plomba…
물개, (편지 상자 등의) 봉랍, 밀봉…
foca, sigillo, guarnizione…
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