seat meaning and definition

SEAT noun

Definition of seat (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: place
2. 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?"
   • synonyms: 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
   • "there were not enough seats for all the guests"
4. 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. a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
6. the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
   • "the brain is said to be the seat of reason"
7. the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
   • "he was elected to a seat in the Senate"
8. a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
9. the cloth covering for the buttocks
   • "the seat of his pants was worn through"

SEAT verb

Definition of seat (verb)

1. show to a seat; assign a seat for
   • "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
   • synonyms: sit, sit down
2. be able to seat
   • "The theater seats 2,000"
3. place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
   • "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
   • synonyms: induct, invest
4. put a seat on a chair
5. provide with seats
   • "seat a concert hall"
6. place or attach firmly in or on a base
   • "seat the camera on the tripod"
7. place in or on a seat
   • "the mother seated the toddler on the high chair"