seat

UK /siːt/ US /siːt/
noun 7verb 5name 2

Definitions

noun

1

Something to be sat upon.

Several pressmen have nearly lost their lives, to say nothing of the seats of their trousers, from these creatures.

I love these new biker pants I bought! There's padding in the seat to protect my rear end.

2

Something to be sat upon.

There are two hundred seats in this classroom.

The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition.

3

Something to be sat upon.

He sat on the arm of the chair rather than the seat, which always annoyed his mother.

the seat of a saddle

4

Something to be sat upon.

She pulled the seat from under the table to allow him to sit down.

5

Something to be sat upon.

Hey, fighter boy, our radar's putting out enough energy to launch your seat from this distance!

verb

1

To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm.

Be sure to seat the gasket properly before attaching the cover.

From their foundations, loosening to and fro, / They plucked the seated hills.

2

To provide with a place to sit.

This classroom seats two hundred students.

The waiter seated us and asked what we would like to drink.

3

To request or direct one or more persons to sit.

Please seat the audience after the anthem and then introduce the first speaker.

4

To recognize the standing of a person or persons by providing them with one or more seats which would allow them to participate fully in a meeting or session.

Only half the delegates from the state were seated at the convention because the state held its primary too early.

You have to be a member to be seated at the meeting. Guests are welcome to sit in the visitors section.

5

To assign the seats of.

to seat a church

noun

1

Acronym of single-engine air tanker.

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