seat

Sense 1 noun

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

he booked their seats in advance

Sense 2 verb

show to a seat; assign a seat for

The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith

Sense 3 noun

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

he deserves a good kick in the butt

Sense 4 verb

be able to seat

The theater seats 2,000

Sense 5 noun

furniture that is designed for sitting on

there were not enough seats for all the guests

Sense 6 verb

place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy

Sense 7 noun

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

Sense 8 verb

put a seat on a chair

Sense 9 noun

a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)

Sense 10 verb

provide with seats

seat a concert hall

Sense 11 noun

the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

the brain is said to be the seat of reason

Sense 12 verb

place or attach firmly in or on a base

seat the camera on the tripod

Sense 13 noun

the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body

he was elected to a seat in the Senate

Sense 14 verb

place in or on a seat

the mother seated the toddler on the high chair

Sense 15 noun

a part of a machine that supports or guides another part

Sense 16 noun

the cloth covering for the buttocks

the seat of his pants was worn through