SEAL OFF Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, seal up . Close tightly or barricade to prevent entry or exit. For example, We're sealing off the unused wing of the building , or The jar is tightly sealed up . Dating from the first half of the 1900s, this idiom uses seal in the sense of “close securely,” as one used to do with a seal of wax.

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The students briefly sang the national anthem before dramatically leaving the hall, which was sealed off by anti-riot police, armed with batons and tear gas canisters.

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At one point, Gordon nearly walked into a plastic sheet that sealed off a hallway from the living room.

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But they are all rebuffed as the streets around Huddersfield's imposing town hall are sealed off.

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The area around their detached house has been sealed off while investigations take place, and local police have called in expert help Toulouse.

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All day, there's been a steady procession of locals lighting candles and gazing across to the school site which remains sealed off.

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