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seat

noun

  1. the manner of sitting, as on horseback
    1. a place or space to sit, or the right to such a place, esp. as evidenced by a ticket: to buy two seats to the opera
    2. a thing to sit on; chair, bench, stool, etc.
    1. the buttocks
    2. the part of a garment covering the buttocks
    3. the part of a chair, bench, etc. that supports the buttocks
  2. the right to sit as a member; position of a member; membership: a seat on the stock exchange
    1. a part forming the base of something
    2. a part or surface on which another part rests or fits snugly
  3. the place where something is carried on, settled, established, etc.; center; location; site: the seat of government, a seat of learning
  4. a part of the body in which some power, function, quality, etc. is or is thought to be centered
  5. a home or residence; esp., a large house that is part of a country estate

transitive verb

  1. to put or set in or on a seat
  2. to lead to a seat or help to settle into a seat
  3. to have seats for; accommodate with seats: a hall that seats 500
  4. to put a seat in or on; patch or renew the seat of; reseat
  5. to put, fix, or establish in a particular place, position of authority, etc.

See seat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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