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1. (n.) chair
a seat, esp. for one person having four legs for support, a rest for the back, and often rests for the arms.
2. chair
a seat of office or authority.
3. chair
a position of authority, as of a judge or professor.
4. chair
the person occupying a seat of office or authority, esp. the chairperson of a meeting.
5. chair
(in an orchestra) the position of a player, assigned by rank.
6. chair
Informal.
7. (v.t.) chair
to place or seat in a chair.
8. chair
to install in office.
9. chair
to preside over; act as chairperson of.
10. chair
Brit. to carry (a hero or victor) aloft in triumph.
11. (v.i.) chair
to preside over a meeting, committee, etc.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME chaiere < OF < L cathedra; see cathedra)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) 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"
2. (noun) professorship, chair
the position of professor
"he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"
3. (noun) president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
"address your remarks to the chairperson"
4. (noun) electric chair, chair, death chair, hot seat
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
"the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"
5. (verb) chair
a particular seat in an orchestra
"he is second chair violin"
6. (verb) chair, chairman
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
"She chaired the department for many years"
7. (verb) moderate, chair, lead
preside over
"John moderated the discussion"
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1. (noun) chair
a piece of furniture to sit on
She sat down in the chair.
2. chair
a chairman or chairwoman
the chair of the committee
3. (verb) chair
to be a leader of a committee or a meeting
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) chair
a movable single seat with a back
2. (noun) chair
an official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but esp. that of a professor; hence, the office itself
3. (noun) chair
the presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to address the chair
4. (noun) chair
a vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig
5. (noun) chair
an iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers
6. (verb) chair
to place in a chair
7. (verb) chair
to carry publicly in a chair in triumph
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Sense: a movable seat for one person, with a back to it
a table and four chairs.
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 Afrikaans: stoel |
 Arabic: كُرْسي |
 Bulgarian: стол |
 Brazilian: cadeira |
 Czech: židle |
 German: der Stuhl |
 Danish: stol |
 Greek: καρέκλα |
 Spanish: silla |
 Estonian: tool |
 Farsi: صندلی |
 Finnish: tuoli |
 French: chaise |
 Hebrew: כִּסֵא |
 Hindi: कुर्सी |
 Croatian: stolac |
 Hungarian: szék |
 Indonesian: kursi |
 Icelandic: stóll |
 Italian: sedia |
 Japanese: 椅子 |
 Korean: 등받이가 있는 의자 |
 Lithuanian: kėdė |
 Latvian: krēsls |
 Malay: kerusi |
 Dutch: stoel |
 Norwegian: stol |
 Polish: krzesło |
 Persian: صندلی |
 Pashto: چوكۍ: كرسۍ: رئيس (دغونډى |
 Portuguese: cadeira |
 Romanian: scaun |
 Russian: стул |
 Slovak: stolička |
 Slovenian: stol |
 Serbian: stolica |
 Swedish: stol |
 Thai: เก้าอี้ |
 Turkish: sandalye, iskemle |
 Taiwanese: 椅子 |
 Ukrainian: стілець |
 Urdu: کرسی |
 Vietnamese: ghế |
 Chinese: 椅子 |
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