seat
Nouns
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(n) 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
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(n) 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?
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(n) furniture that is designed for sitting on
- there were not enough seats for all the guests
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(n) 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
- (n) a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
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(n) the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
- the brain is said to be the seat of reason
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(n) the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
- he was elected to a seat in the Senate
- (n) a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
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(n) the cloth covering for the buttocks
- the seat of his pants was worn through
Verbs
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(v) show to a seat; assign a seat for
- The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith
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(v) be able to seat
- The theater seats 2,000
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(v) place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
- there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy
- (v) put a seat on a chair
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(v) provide with seats
- seat a concert hall
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(v) place or attach firmly in or on a base
- seat the camera on the tripod
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(v) place in or on a seat
- the mother seated the toddler on the high chair