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1. seat - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): place

Hypernym(s): space




2. seat - noun

· 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?"

Synonym(s): buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind_end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear_end, rump, stern, tail, tail_end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

Hypernym(s): body_part




3. seat - noun

· furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests"

Hypernym(s): furniture, piece_of_furniture, article_of_furniture




4. seat - noun

· 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"

Hypernym(s): support




5. seat - noun

· a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)

Hypernym(s): center, centre, middle, heart, eye




6. seat - noun

· the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based; "the brain is said to be the seat of reason"

Hypernym(s): location




7. seat - noun

· the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body; "he was elected to a seat in the Senate"

Hypernym(s): legal_right




8. seat - noun

· a part of a machine that supports or guides another part

Hypernym(s): part, portion




9. seat - noun

· the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants was worn through"

Hypernym(s): cloth_covering




10. seat - verb

· show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"

Synonym(s): sit, sit_down

Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay




11. seat - verb

· be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"

Hypernym(s): accommodate, hold, admit




12. seat - verb

· place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"

Synonym(s): induct, invest

Hypernym(s): install, instal




13. seat - verb

· put a seat on a chair

Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish




14. seat - verb

· provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"

Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish




15. seat - verb

· place or attach firmly in or on a base; "seat the camera on the tripod"

Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay




16. seat - verb

· place in or on a seat; "the mother seated the toddler on the high chair"

Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay





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