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Collocations for seal - noun

1. animal

ADJECTIVE

baby

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VERB + seal

hunt
club
The ad criticized hunters for clubbing baby seals.
cull (esp. BrE)
Environmentalists claim there is no reason to cull seals.

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seal + VERB

bask

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seal + NOUN

pup
colony
cull (esp. BrE)
hunt

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2. for a document

ADJECTIVE

wax
an official-looking letter with a wax seal
presidential (esp. AmE), privy (BrE), royal

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VERB + seal

break
He broke the seal and opened the envelope.

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PHRASES

a/the sb's seal of approval
Her report was given the seal of approval by senior management.

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Collocations for seal - verb

ADVERB

carefully, properly, tightly, well
The containers must be carefully sealed so that no air can get in.
completely
The unit is completely sealed.
virtually
effectively
hermetically
a hermetically sealed container
away, in, off, up
Police sealed off the area.

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PREPOSITION

from
The nuclear plant would be effectively sealed off from the world.
with
He sealed the bag tightly with tape.

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Seal is used with these nouns as the object:
border, chamber, crack, deal, edge, envelope, exit, fate, game, gap, jar, joint, letter, meat, opening, victory

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