seat

(noun) a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane). Synonyms: place. Examples: "He booked their seats in advance." "He sat in someone else's place."

(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. Synonyms: 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. Examples: "He deserves a good kick in the butt." "Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?."

(noun) furniture that is designed for sitting on. Examples: "There were not enough seats for all the guests."

(noun) any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit). Examples: "He dusted off the seat before sitting down."

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

(noun) the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based. Examples: "The brain is said to be the seat of reason."

(noun) the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body. Examples: "He was elected to a seat in the senate."

(noun) a part of a machine that supports or guides another part.

(noun) the cloth covering for the buttocks. Examples: "The seat of his pants was worn through."

(verb) show to a seat; assign a seat for. Synonyms: sit, sit down. Examples: "The host seated me next to mrs. smith."

(verb) be able to seat. Examples: "The theater seats 2,000."

(verb) place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position. Synonyms: induct, invest. Examples: "There was a ceremony to induct the president of the academy."

(verb) put a seat on a chair.

(verb) provide with seats. Examples: "Seat a concert hall."

(verb) place or attach firmly in or on a base. Examples: "Seat the camera on the tripod."

(verb) place in or on a seat. Examples: "The mother seated the toddler on the high chair."