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seat

noun
  1. any support where you can sit, especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit
    “I dusted off the seat before sitting down.”
  2. furniture that is designed for sitting on
    “there were not enough seats for all the guests”
  3. the cloth covering for the buttocks
    “The seat of my pants was worn through.”
  4. a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
  5. the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
    “They were elected to a seat in the Senate.”
  6. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    tail
  7. the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
    “the brain is said to be the seat of reason”
  8. a space reserved for sitting, as in a theater, or on a train
    “I booked my seats in advance.”
    place
  9. a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
verb
  1. show to a seat
    “assign a seat for”
    sitsit down
  2. place in or on a seat
    “the mother seated the toddler on the high chair”
  3. place or attach firmly in or on a base
    “seat the camera on the tripod”
  4. provide with seats
    “seat a concert hall”
  5. put a seat on a chair
  6. place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
    inductinvest
  7. be able to seat
    “The theater seats 2,000”