1. (noun) seat, place
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"
2. (noun) 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
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?"
3. (noun) seat
furniture that is designed for sitting on
"there were not enough seats for all the guests"
4. (noun) 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"
5. (noun) seat
a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
6. (noun) seat
the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
"the brain is said to be the seat of reason"
7. (noun) seat
the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
"he was elected to a seat in the Senate"
8. (noun) seat
a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
9. (verb) seat
the cloth covering for the buttocks
"the seat of his pants was worn through"
10. (verb) seat, sit, sit down
show to a seat; assign a seat for
"The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
11. (verb) seat
be able to seat
"The theater seats 2,000"
12. (verb) induct, invest, seat
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
"there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
13. (verb) seat
put a seat on a chair
14. (verb) seat
provide with seats
"seat a concert hall"
15. (verb) seat
place or attach firmly in or on a base
"seat the camera on the tripod"
16. (verb) seat
place in or on a seat
"the mother seated the toddler on the high chair"
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Definition of 'seat' 
