Seat Meaning

There are 16 meaning(s) for word Seat

Meaning 1 : show to a seat; assign a seat for

    Example : The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith

    Synonyms : sit,  sit down
Meaning 2 : place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

    Synonyms : induct,  invest
Meaning 3 : a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

    Example : he booked their seats in advance

    Synonyms : place
Meaning 4 : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

    Synonyms : arse,  ass,  backside,  behind,  bottom,  bum,  buns,  butt,  buttocks,  can,  derriere,  fanny,  fundament,  hind end,  hindquarters,  keister,  nates,  posterior,  prat,  rear,  rear end,  rump,  stern,  tail,  tail end,  tooshie,  tush
Meaning 5 : a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)

Meaning 6 : any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)

    Example : he dusted off the seat before sitting down

Meaning 7 : a part of a machine that supports or guides another part

Meaning 8 : be able to seat

    Example : The theater seats 2,000

Meaning 9 : furniture that is designed for sitting on

    Example : there were not enough seats for all the guests

Meaning 10 : place in or on a seat

    Example : the mother seated the toddler on the high chair

Meaning 11 : place or attach firmly in or on a base

    Example : seat the camera on the tripod

Meaning 12 : provide with seats

    Example : seat a concert hall

Meaning 13 : put a seat on a chair

Meaning 14 : the cloth covering for the buttocks

    Example : the seat of his pants was worn through

Meaning 15 : the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body

    Example : he was elected to a seat in the Senate

Meaning 16 : the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

    Example : the brain is said to be the seat of reason

How to Pronounce Seat

  • sit