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seat - Dictionary definition and meaning for seat

SEAT

  • (noun) any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)

    "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"

  • (noun) furniture that is designed for sitting on

    "there were not enough seats for all the guests"

  • (noun) the cloth covering for the buttocks

    "the seat of his pants was worn through"

  • (noun) a part of a machine that supports or guides another part

  • (noun) the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body

    "he was elected to a seat in the Senate"

  • (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

    "he deserves a good kick in the butt", "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

    synonyms : arse , ass , backside , behind , bottom , bum , buns , butt , buttocks , can , derriere , fanny , fundament , hind end , hindquarters , keister , nates , posterior , prat , rear , rear end , rump , stern , tail , tail end , tooshie , tush

  • (noun) the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

    "the brain is said to be the seat of reason"

  • (noun) a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

    "he booked their seats in advance", "he sat in someone else's place"

    synonyms : place

  • (noun) a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)

  • (verb) show to a seat; assign a seat for

    "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"

    synonyms : sit , sit down

  • (verb) place in or on a seat

    "the mother seated the toddler on the high chair"

  • (verb) place or attach firmly in or on a base

    "seat the camera on the tripod"

  • (verb) provide with seats

    "seat a concert hall"

  • (verb) put a seat on a chair

  • (verb) place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

    "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"

    synonyms : induct , invest

  • (verb) be able to seat

    "The theater seats 2,000"

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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