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seat

/ seat /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
support
Kinds of:
backbench backseat bell seat balloon seat bicycle seat
Derived:
sit sit down
verb Sense 2
put a seat on a chair
Type of:
supply provide render
Kinds of:
reseat
Derived:
place
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
cabinetwork cabinetry
verb Sense 3
provide with seats
"seat a concert hall"
Type of:
supply provide render
Kinds of:
reseat
Derived:
place
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
architecture
verb Sense 4
show to a seat; assign a seat for
"The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
Type of:
put set place
Kinds of:
reseat
Derived:
place seating
Verb group:
sit sit down
Causes:
sit sit down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
noun Sense 5
a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
Type of:
center centre middle
Kinds of:
capital county seat county courthouse county town shire town
Derived:
induct invest
noun Sense 6
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"
Type of:
space
Kinds of:
perch
Derived:
sit sit down
Domain:
dramaturgy dramatic art dramatics
noun Sense 7
the cloth covering for the buttocks
"the seat of his pants was worn through"
Type of:
cloth covering
Has parts:
trousers pants skirt
noun Sense 8
furniture that is designed for sitting on
"there were not enough seats for all the guests"
Type of:
furniture piece of furniture article of furniture
Kinds of:
bench banch box box seat chair
Has parts:
seating seats seating room
Derived:
sit sit down
verb Sense 9
be able to seat
"The theater seats 2,000"
Type of:
accommodate hold admit
Derived:
place seating seats seating room seating area
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 10
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
"there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
Type of:
install
Derived:
draftee conscript inductee initiation induction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
noun Sense 11
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?"
Type of:
body part
Has parts:
torso trunk body
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
77
Times Searched
5
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Related Words

support backbench backseat bell seat balloon seat bicycle seat supply provide render reseat put set