Tra từ seat - Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

seat (sēt)n.
1. Something, such as a chair or bench, that may be sat on.
2.
a. A place in which one may sit.
b. The right to occupy such a place or a ticket indicating this right:
got seats for the concert.
3. The part on which one rests in sitting:
a bicycle seat.
4.
a. The buttocks.
b. The part of a garment that covers the buttocks.
5.
a. A part serving as the base of something else.
b. The surface or part on which another part sits or rests.
6.
a. The place where something is located or based:
The heart is the seat of the emotions.
b. A center of authority; a capital:
the county seat.
See Synonyms at center.
7. A place of abode or residence, especially a large house that is part of an estate:
the squire's country seat.
8. Membership in an organization, such as a legislative body or stock exchange, that is obtained by appointment, election, or purchase.
9. The manner of sitting on a horse:
a fox hunter with a good seat.v. seat·ed, seat·ing, seatsv. tr.
1.
a. To place in or on a seat.
b. To cause or assist to sit down:
The ushers will seat the members of the bride's family.
2. To provide with a particular seat:
The usher seated me in the back row.
3. To have or provide seats for:
We can seat 300 in the auditorium.
4. To install in a position of authority or eminence.
5. To fix firmly in place:
seat an ammunition clip in an automatic rifle.v. intr.
To rest on or fit into another part:
The O-rings had not seated correctly in their grooves.Idiom:by the seat of (one's) pants Slang
1. In a manner based on intuition and experience rather than method:
He ran the business by the seat of his pants.
2. Without the use of instruments:
an inexperienced pilot who had to fly the aircraft by the seat of her pants. [Middle English sete, probably from Old Norse sæti. See sed- in Indo-European Roots.]