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seat - 17 definitions

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