Definition of seat

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  • seat is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 4
  • seat is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 4
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Definition of seat

  • show to a seat; assign a seat for (verb)

    Examples

    1. The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith

    Synonyms

    1. sit
    2. sit down
  • place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. induct
    2. invest
  • a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) (noun)

    Examples

    1. he booked their seats in advance

    Synonyms

    1. place
  • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. arse
    2. ass
    3. backside
    4. behind
    5. bottom
    6. bum
    7. buns
    8. butt
    9. buttocks
    10. can
    11. derriere
    12. fanny
    13. fundament
    14. hind end
    15. hindquarters
    16. keister
    17. nates
    18. posterior
    19. prat
    20. rear
    21. rear end
    22. rump
    23. stern
    24. tail
    25. tail end
    26. tooshie
    27. tush
  • a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) (noun)
  • any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit) (noun)

    Examples

    1. he dusted off the seat before sitting down
  • a part of a machine that supports or guides another part (noun)
  • be able to seat (verb)

    Examples

    1. The theater seats 2,000
  • furniture that is designed for sitting on (noun)

    Examples

    1. there were not enough seats for all the guests
  • place in or on a seat (verb)

    Examples

    1. the mother seated the toddler on the high chair
  • place or attach firmly in or on a base (verb)

    Examples

    1. seat the camera on the tripod
  • provide with seats (verb)

    Examples

    1. seat a concert hall
  • put a seat on a chair (verb)
  • the cloth covering for the buttocks (noun)

    Examples

    1. the seat of his pants was worn through
  • the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body (noun)

    Examples

    1. he was elected to a seat in the Senate
  • the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based (noun)

    Examples

    1. the brain is said to be the seat of reason

See definition of seat in Merriam Webster