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| 1. | [ noun ] a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) | |
| Synonyms: | place | |
| Examples: | "he booked their seats in advance" "he sat in someone else's place" |
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| Related terms: | space perch airplane dramaturgy | |
| 2. | [ verb ] show to a seat; assign a seat for | |
| Synonyms: | sit_down sit | |
| Examples: | : "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" |
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| Related terms: | situate put reseat sit seating sit | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | |
| Synonyms: | ass bottom tail rear_end buttocks behind rump hindquarters fundament hind_end keister bum backside posterior prat stern buns tail_end tooshie tush rear can derriere fanny butt nates arse | |
| Examples: | "he deserves a good kick in the butt" "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" |
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| Related terms: | body_part torso | |
| 4. | [ verb ] be able to seat | |
| Examples: | "The theater seats 2,000" |
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| Related terms: | accommodate contain | |
| 5. | [ verb ] place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position | |
| Synonyms: | induct invest | |
| Examples: | "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy" |
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| Related terms: | install inductee | |
| 6. | [ noun ] any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit) | |
| Examples: | "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" |
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| Related terms: | support saddle jump_seat backseat boatswain's_chair backbench bicycle_seat cockpit crossbench ejection_seat frontbench howdah bucket_seat pillion plane_seat rumble rumble_seat car_seat front_bench shooting_stick sliding_seat bell_seat car_seat | |
| 7. | [ noun ] furniture that is designed for sitting on | |
| Examples: | "there were not enough seats for all the guests" |
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| Related terms: | furniture chair bench bench sofa stool box ottoman box_seat Siege_Perilous banch toilet_seat seating upholstery | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (government) a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) | |
| Related terms: | city center capital county_town county_seat La_Paz see induct | |
| 9. | [ verb ] put a seat on a chair | |
| Related terms: | supply reseat cabinetwork | |
| 10. | [ verb ] provide with seats, as of a concert hall, for example | |
| Related terms: | supply reseat architecture | |
| 11. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 22648 | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (clothing) the cloth covering for the buttocks | |
| Examples: | "the seat of his pants was worn through" |
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| Related terms: | cloth_covering trousers skirt | |
| Similar spelling: |
set sett Seto seth seta Seda Sethi Seith settee set-to seethe sweat seed |
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