seat in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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?"
   buttocks  nates  arse  butt  backside  bum  buns  can  fundament  hindquarters  hind end  keister  posterior  prat  rear  rear end  rump  stern  seat  tail  tail end  tooshie  tush  bottom  behind  derriere  fanny  ass 
   
2. 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"
   seat  place 
   
3. 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"
   seat 
   
4. furniture that is designed for sitting on
   "there were not enough seats for all the guests"
   seat 
   
5. the cloth covering for the buttocks
   "the seat of his pants was worn through"
   seat 
   
6. a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
   seat 
   
7. the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
   "he was elected to a seat in the Senate"
   seat 
   
8. a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
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9. the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
   "the brain is said to be the seat of reason"
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1. place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
   "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
   induct  invest  seat 
   
2. show to a seat; assign a seat for
   "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
   seat  sit  sit down 
   
3. place or attach firmly in or on a base
   "seat the camera on the tripod"
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4. place in or on a seat
   "the mother seated the toddler on the high chair"
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5. provide with seats
   "seat a concert hall"
   seat 
   
6. put a seat on a chair
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7. be able to seat
   "The theater seats 2,000"
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