self-seal
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌselfˈsiːl/us/ˌselfˈsiːl/A self-sealenvelopeorplasticbagcan beclosedbypressingtwosidesof it together:
Thecupboardisfullofboxesofpaperand self-sealenvelopes.
Put the usedteststripin the self-sealbagprovidedandthrowit away.
Synonym
self-sealing
Bags in general
- bag for life
- bagful
- carry(something)on
- doggy bag
- feedbag
- gunnysack
- man bag
- nosebag
- packet
- party bag
- pencil case
- pouch
- sack
- self-sealing
- shopper
- shopping trolley
- string bag
- trug
- wheelie bag
- Ziploc
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self-seal
verb
uk/ˌselfˈsiːl/us/ˌselfˈsiːl/[IorT]
(of apipe,tyre,container, etc.) toautomaticallyseal(=close)smallholesinitssurface:
Thearmourwould self-seal in theunlikelyeventof somethingsmashingaholein it.
Theinnertubeself-sealssmallpunctureswithout theridernoticing.
[I]
(of asubstance) toformacoverorstructurethatpreventsair,water, etc. fromenteringorleavingit:
The inside of thetyreiscoatedwith asoftstickylayerthat self-seals whenpunctured.
Closing and blocking
- barricade
- batten
- batten down the hatchesidiom
- be snowed upidiom
- blocksomethingoff
- bung
- choke
- closet
- congest
- cork
- dam
- damsomethingup
- gum
- sealsomethingin
- sealsomethingoff
- self-sealing
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingin(something)
- silt
- the darkest hour is just before the dawnidiom