Definition of Seat
Seat
Seat


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A place to sit, especially one with a back and legs.

e.g. She took a seat at the table and began to eat.

(noun)
a sitting accommodation for someone in a vehicle or for a member of the audience;

e.g. I booked an extra seat for the opera tomorrow, would you like to join me?

(noun)
a right of sitting somewhere, such as in a legislative body;

e.g. She lost her seat in congress after she got voted out.

(noun)
the center or the area of prevalence;

e.g. Home is the seat of early learning.

(noun)
the part of the body on which one sits; a person's buttocks;

e.g. They lay on their stomachs at the beach, covering their seats with beach towels to avoid getting tanned.

(noun)
the manner or posture of sitting on a horse;

e.g. A firm yet quiet seat on a horse should do the trick to keep the horse calm while riding.

(verb)
to sit down;

e.g. I asked them to be seated as the performance was about to start.

(verb)
to arrange for someone to sit somewhere;

e.g. The waitress seated all the kids together at a table on the side, meanwhile the adults were seated at their respective family tables.

(verb)
to have seats for (a total number);

e.g. The big stadium seats 100,000 people.

(verb)
to fit in position;

e.g. The hubcaps of a car must be evenly seated around the edge of the tire..



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