Seat - Definition

n 1: 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" [syn: seat, place]
2: 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?" [syn: buttocks, nates,
arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can,
fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister,
posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern,
seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom,
behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
3: furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not
enough seats for all the guests"
4: 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"
5: a center of authority (as a city from which authority is
exercised)
6: the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is
based; "the brain is said to be the seat of reason"
7: the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or
similar body; "he was elected to a seat in the Senate"
8: a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
9: the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants
was worn through"
v 1: show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next
to Mrs. Smith" [syn: seat, sit, sit down]
2: be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"
3: place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position;
"there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
[syn: induct, invest, seat]
4: put a seat on a chair
5: provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"
6: place or attach firmly in or on a base; "seat the camera on
the tripod"
7: place in or on a seat; "the mother seated the toddler on the
high chair"