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SEAL OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Impose a blockade on
Synonyms:
blockade; seal off
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "seal off" is one way to...):
beleaguer; besiege; circumvent; hem in; surround (surround so as to force to give up)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make tight; secure against leakage
Example:
seal the windows
Synonyms:
seal; seal off
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "seal off" is one way to...):
close; shut (move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut)
Verb group:
seal (close with or as if with a seal)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "seal off"):
reseal (seal again)
waterproof (make watertight)
calk; caulk (seal with caulking)
pack (seal with packing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They want to seal off the doors
