seat

noun18

1. •
   something made for sitting on, such as a chair

   • Several pressmen have nearly lost their lives, to say nothing of the seats of their trousers, from these creatures. — 1929
2. •
   A place in which to sit.

   • There are two hundred seats in this classroom.
3. •
   A piece of furniture made for sitting, such as a chair, stool, or bench; any improvised place for sitting.

   • She pulled the seat from under the table to allow him to sit down.
4. •
   (slang) An ejection seat.

   • Hey, fighter boy, our radar's putting out enough energy to launch your seat from this distance!
5. •
   (figurative) A membership in an organization, particularly a representative body.

   • Our neighbor has a seat at the stock exchange and in congress.
6. •
   A location or site.
7. •
   The location of a governing body.

   • Washington D.C. is the seat of the U.S. government.
8. •
   A temporary residence, such as a country home or a hunting lodge.
9. •
   The place occupied by anything, or where any person, thing or quality is situated or resides; a site.

   • Where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is. — 1611
10. •
    The starting point of a fire.
11. •
    An electoral district, especially for a national legislature.
12. •
    The part of a piece of clothing (usually pants or trousers) covering the buttocks.

    • The seat of these trousers is almost worn through.
13. •
    The horizontal portion of a chair or other furniture designed for sitting.

    • He sat on the arm of the chair rather than the seat, which always annoyed his mother.
14. •
    Posture, or way of sitting, on horseback.

    • She had so good a seat and hand she might be trusted with any mount. — 1876
15. •
    (euphemistic) The part of an object or individual (usually the buttocks) directly involved in sitting.

    • Instead of saying "sit down", she said "place your seat on this chair".
16. •
    A part or surface on which another part or surface rests.

    • The seat of the valve had become corroded.
17. •
    One of a series of departmental placements given to a trainee solicitor as part of their training contract.
18. •
    (historical) Any of several autonomous regions in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary.

verb9

1. •
   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.
2. •
   To request or direct one or more persons to sit.

   • Please seat the audience after the anthem and then introduce the first speaker.
3. •
   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.
4. •
   To cause to occupy a post, site, or situation; to station; to establish; to fix; to settle.

   • This valve isn't seating properly.
5. •
   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.
6. •
   To assign the seats of.
7. •
   To put a seat or bottom in.
8. •
   To settle; to plant with inhabitants.

   • The Plantations, for the most Part, are high and pleasantly seated — 1747
9. •
   (no longer used) To rest; to lie down.

   • The folds, where sheepe at night doe seat. — 1596

noun2

1. •
   An automobile from Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo
2. •
   (US) Acronym of single-engine air tanker.