seal
- (acronym) . Sea, Air, Land (used as a name of a military unit).
- (acronym) . A member of the Navy SEALs.
- Noun. A pinniped, particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
- Verb. (intransitive) To hunt seals.
- Noun. A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
- Noun. An impression of a stamp on wax or paper.
- Noun. (rft-sense) A design or ensignia usually associated with an organization or an official role.
- Noun. Anything that secures or authenticates.
- Noun. (rft-sense) Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.
- Noun. Confirmation or an indication of confirmation.
- Noun. Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.
- Noun. A tight closure, secure against leakage.
- Noun. A chakra.
- Verb. (transitive) To place a seal on (a document).
- Verb. (transitive) To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.
- Verb. (transitive) To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).
- Verb. (transitive) To close securely to prevent leakage.
- Verb. (transitive) To place in a sealed container.
- Verb. (transitive, chess) To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.
- Verb. (transitive) To guarantee.
- Verb. (context, dialectal) To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.
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