seal off

Other forms: sealed off; seals off

Definitions of seal off
  1. verb
    make tight; secure against leakage
    synonyms: seal
    seal
    close with or as if with a seal
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    reseal
    seal again
    waterproof
    make watertight
    calk, caulk
    seal with caulking
    pack
    seal with packing
    type of:
    close, shut
    move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
  2. verb
    impose a blockade on
    synonyms: blockade
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    beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround
    surround so as to force to give up
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