Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb seal_off
2 senses of seal off
Sense 1
seal, seal off -- (make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows")
=> close, shut -- (move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window")
Sense 2
blockade, seal off -- (impose a blockade on)
=> besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent -- (surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna")