SEAL OFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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

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