seat

Noun
  1. A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) (synset 108665191)
    "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place"
    referred to in:
    is a type of: space - an area reserved for some particular purpose
    subtypes: perch - an elevated place serving as a seat
    same as: place
  2. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (synset 105566889)
    "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
    is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    is a part of: body, torso, trunk - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
    same as: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush
  3. Furniture that is designed for sitting on (synset 104169042)
    "there were not enough seats for all the guests"
    is a type of: article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
    subtypes:
    • bench - a long seat for more than one person
    • bench - (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
    • box, box seat - the driver's seat on a coach
    • box seat - a special seat in a theater or grandstand box
    • chair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back
    • hassock, ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff - thick cushion used as a seat
    • couch, lounge, sofa - an upholstered seat for more than one person
    • stool - a simple seat without a back or arms
    • toilet seat - the hinged seat on a toilet
    specific instances: 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
    belongs to: seating, seating area, seating room, seats - an area that includes places where several people can sit
    has:
    • seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
    • upholstery - covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture
  4. Any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit) (synset 104168419)
    "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
    is a type of: support - any device that bears the weight of another thing
    subtypes:
    • backbench - any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
    • backseat - a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)
    • balloon seat, bell seat - a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs)
    • bicycle seat, saddle - a seat for the rider of a bicycle
    • boatswain's chair, bosun's chair - a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship
    • bucket seat - a low single seat as in cars or planes
    • car seat - a seat in a car
    • chair - a particular seat in an orchestra
    • 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
    • capsule, ejection seat, ejector seat - 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
    • jump seat - a folding seat in an automobile
    • pillion - a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.
    • plane seat - a seat on a commercial airliner
    • 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 or other animal
    • saddle seat - a chair seat that is slightly concave and sometimes has a thickened ridge in the center
    • sliding seat - rower's seat that slides fore and aft
    is a part of: seat - furniture that is designed for sitting on
  5. A center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) (synset 108665520)
    is a type of: center, centre, eye, heart, middle - an area that is approximately central within some larger region
    subtypes:
  6. The location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based (synset 108507049)
    "the brain is said to be the seat of reason"
    is a type of: location - a point or extent in space
  7. The legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body (synset 105197214)
    "he was elected to a seat in the Senate"
    is a type of: legal right - a right based in law
  8. A part of a machine that supports or guides another part (synset 104169660)
    is a type of: part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact
  9. The cloth covering for the buttocks (synset 104169494)
    "the seat of his pants was worn through"
    is a type of: cloth covering - a covering made of cloth
    is a part of:
    • skirt - cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
    • pair of trousers, pant, trousers - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
Verb
  1. Show to a seat;
    Assign a seat for (synset 201546780)
    "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
    causes: sit, sit down - be seated
    is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
    subtypes: reseat - show to a different seat
    same as: sit, sit down
    verb group: sit, sit down - be seated
  2. Be able to seat (synset 202707822)
    "The theater seats 2,000"
    is a type of: accommodate, admit, hold - have room for; hold without crowding
  3. Place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position (synset 202389417)
    "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
    is a type of: instal, install - put into an office or a position
    same as: induct, invest
  4. Put a seat on a chair (synset 202339298)
    referred to in: cabinetry, cabinetwork - the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality)
    is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
    subtypes: reseat - provide with a new seat
  5. Provide with seats (synset 202338975)
    "seat a concert hall"
    referred to in: architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
    is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
    subtypes: reseat - provide with new seats
  6. Place or attach firmly in or on a base (synset 201619805)
    "seat the camera on the tripod"
    is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
  7. Place in or on a seat (synset 201547067)
    "the mother seated the toddler on the high chair"
    causes: sit, sit down - be seated
    is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location

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