sealsomethingoff
phrasal verbwithsealverb[T]uk/siːl/us/siːl/
C2
topreventpeoplefromenteringanareaorbuilding, often because it isdangerous:
Two morebombshave beendiscoveredsince thepolicesealedoff thearea.
Closing and blocking
- barricade
- batten
- batten down the hatchesidiom
- be snowed upidiom
- blocksomethingoff
- bung
- choke
- closet
- congest
- cork
- dam
- damsomethingup
- gum
- sealsomethingin
- self-seal
- self-sealing
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingin(something)
- silt
- the darkest hour is just before the dawnidiom