seat (
http://definr.com/seat)
n 1: a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train
or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he
sat in someone else's place" [syn:
place]
2: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on [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]
3: furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not
enough seats for all the guests"
4: any support where you can sit (especially the part of a
chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the
seat before sitting down"
5: a center of authority (as a city from which authority is
exercised)
6: the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants
was worn through"
v 1: show to a seat; assign a seat for: "The host seated me next
to Mrs. Smith" [syn:
sit,
sit down]
2: be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"
3: place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position;
"We were inducted into the honor society" [syn:
induct,
invest]
4: put a seat on a chair
5: provide with seats, as of a concert hall, for example