Other Definitions seat (enc)
|
Seat| 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"aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" perch - an elevated place serving as a seat space - an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space" | | | 2. | seat - 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?"arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear end, derriere, fanny, tooshie, tush, fundament, backside, bottom, butt, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, can, bum body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" | | | 3. | seat - furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests"bench - a long seat for more than one person banch - (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom box seat, box - the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" box seat - a special seat in a theater or grandstand box chair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down" 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" Siege Perilous - the legendary seat at King Arthur's Round Table reserved for the knight who would find the Holy Grail; it was fatal for anyone else to sit in it stool - a simple seat without a back or arms upholstery - covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture | | | 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"backbench - any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons backseat - a seat at the rear (especially the backseat of an automobile) cockpit - seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car crossbench - any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the Government or the Opposition ejection seat, ejector seat, capsule - a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute front bench - any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers houdah, howdah - a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant pillion - a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc. rumble - a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage rumble seat - a folding outside seat in the back of some early cars saddle - a seat for the rider of a horse seat - furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests" support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" | | | 5. | seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)center, middle, centre, eye, heart - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" see - the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located La Paz - city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia | | | 6. | seat - the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants was worn through"skirt - cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist pants, trousers - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" | | | Verb | 1. | seat - show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" reseat - show to a different seat; "The usher insisted on reseating us" | | | 2. | seat - be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"accommodate, admit, hold - have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" | | | 3. | seat - place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"install - put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election" | | | 4. | seat - put a seat on a chairreseat - provide with a new seat; "reseat the old broken chair" | | | 5. | seat - provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect reseat - provide with new seats; "reseat Carnegie Hall" | |
|
 |