English to English
seat
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noun (n)
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)(noun.location)Example:
He booked their seats in advance.
source: wordnet30 - furniture that is designed for sitting on(noun.artifact)Example:
There were not enough seats for all the guests.
source: wordnet30 - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)(noun.artifact)Example:
He dusted off the seat before sitting down.
source: wordnet30 - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based(noun.location)Example:
The brain is said to be the seat of reason.
source: wordnet30 - the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body(noun.attribute)Example:
He was elected to a seat in the Senate.
source: wordnet30 - a part of a machine that supports or guides another part(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- the cloth covering for the buttocks(noun.artifact)Example:
The seat of his pants was worn through.
source: wordnet30 - The place or thing upon which one sits; hence; anything made to be sat in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool, saddle, or the like.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- be able to seat(verb.stative)Example:
The theater seats 2,000.
source: wordnet30 - put a seat on a chair(verb.possession)source: wordnet30
- provide with seats(verb.possession)Example:
Seat a concert hall.
source: wordnet30 - place or attach firmly in or on a base(verb.contact)Example:
Seat the camera on the tripod.
source: wordnet30 - place in or on a seat(verb.contact)Example:
The mother seated the toddler on the high chair.
source: wordnet30 - To place on a seat; to cause to sit down; as, to seat one's self.(verb)source: webster1913
- To rest; to lie down.(verb)source: webster1913