piombare

Definitions of piombare
  1. verb
    close with or as if with a seal
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    antonyms:
    dissigillare, dissuggellare
    break the seal of
  2. verb
    make tight; secure against leakage
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    types:
    impermeabilizzare
    make watertight
    calafatare
    seal with caulking
    incassare
    seal with packing
    type of:
    chiudere, otturare, turare
    move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
  3. verb
    fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
    synonyms: precipitare
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    type of:
    calare, discendere, fioccare, precipitare, ricadere, scendere
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
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