seat
1. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) (Freq. 9)
- he booked their seats in advance
- he sat in someone else's place
• Syn:
place
• Topics:
dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre,
airplane, aeroplane, plane
• Hypernyms:
space
• Hyponyms:
perch
2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (Freq. 4)
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
• Syn:
buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside,
bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end,
keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump,
stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom,
behind, derriere, fanny, ass
• Derivationally related forms:
posterior (for: posterior)
• Hypernyms:
body part
• Part Holonyms:
torso, trunk, body
3. furniture that is designed for sitting on (Freq. 2)
- there were not enough seats for all the guests
• Hypernyms:
furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture
• Hyponyms:
bench, box, box seat, chair, ottoman,
pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock, sofa, couch,
lounge, stool, toilet seat
• Instance Hyponyms:
Siege Perilous
• Member Holonyms:
seating, seats, seating room, seating area
• Part Meronyms:
upholstery
4. any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit) (Freq. 2)
- he dusted off the seat before sitting down
• Hypernyms:
support
• Hyponyms:
backbench, backseat, bell seat, balloon seat, bicycle seat,
saddle, boatswain's chair, bosun's chair, bucket seat, car seat, chair,
cockpit, crossbench, ejection seat, ejector seat, capsule, front bench,
howdah, houdah, jump seat, pillion, plane seat, rumble,
rumble seat, saddle seat, sliding seat
5. a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
center, centre, middle, heart, eye
• Hyponyms:
capital, county seat, county courthouse, county town, shire town, see
6. the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
- the brain is said to be the seat of reason
• Hypernyms:
location
7. the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
- he was elected to a seat in the Senate
• Hypernyms:
legal right
8. a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
• Hypernyms:
part, portion
9. the cloth covering for the buttocks
- the seat of his pants was worn through
• Hypernyms:
cloth covering
• Part Holonyms:
trouser, pant, skirt
1. show to a seat;
assign a seat for (Freq. 9)
- The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith
• Syn:
sit, sit down
• Derivationally related forms:
seating
• Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
• Hyponyms:
reseat
• Verb Group:
sit, sit down
• Cause:
sit, sit down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
2. be able to seat (Freq. 2)
- The theater seats 2,000
• Derivationally related forms:
seating
• Hypernyms:
accommodate, hold, admit
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position (Freq. 2)
- there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy
• Syn:
induct, invest
• Derivationally related forms:
inductee (for: induct), induction (for: induct)
• Hypernyms:
install, instal
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
4. put a seat on a chair
• Topics:
cabinetwork, cabinetry
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Hyponyms:
reseat
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. provide with seats
- seat a concert hall
• Topics:
architecture
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Hyponyms:
reseat
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. place or attach firmly in or on a base
- seat the camera on the tripod
• Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
7. place in or on a seat
- the mother seated the toddler on the high chair
• Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
• Cause:
sit, sit down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
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