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| seat [ seet ] |
noun (plural seats) |
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1. place to sit: something for sitting on, especially something designed for this, e.g. a chair or bench
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2. part of chair sat on: the usually horizontal part of a chair or other seat that takes most of the weight of the person sitting on it
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3. viewer's or traveler's sitting place: a place to sit and watch an event or travel in a vehicle, for which a ticket is usually required
  We reserved seats in the front row.
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4. part of garment covering buttocks: the part of a garment that covers the buttocks
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5. membership in official group: a position as a member of an official body or group, especially in an elected legislature
won a seat in the legislature
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6. base: a place where something is located or based
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formal
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the seat of consciousness
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7. U.S. center of power: a place from which administrative power is exercised
a county seat
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8. residence: a residence, especially a large house associated with a specific family
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9. object on which something rests: an object, part, or space on which something rests or into which it fits
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10. rider's position: the position in which a rider sits on a horse
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verb (past and past participle seat·ed, present participle seat·ing, 3rd person present singular seats) |
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1. transitive verb place somebody in seat: to place somebody or yourself in a chair or other seat
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2. transitive verb provide seats for people: to have or provide seats for a particular number of people
The hall seats five hundred.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb rest or fit securely: to rest something securely on or fit something firmly into another thing, or be firmly resting on or fitted into something
The valve isn't seating properly.
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4. transitive verb install somebody in powerful position: to establish somebody in a position of power or authority
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literary
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5. transitive verb fit seat on something: to put or refurbish a seat in or on something
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| [12th century. < Old Icelandic sæti< Germanic, "sit"] |
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by the seat of your pants
1. using intuition and guesswork rather than theory or specialized knowledge
2. without the help of any instruments or technical aids
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