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noun
1.
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
2.
the part of a chair, sofa, or the like, on which one sits.
3.
the part of the body on which one sits; the buttocks.
4.
the part of the garment covering it: the seat of one's pants.
5.
EXPANDa manner of or posture used in sitting, as on a horse.
6.
something on which the base of an object rests.
7.
the base itself.
8.
a place in which something belongs, occurs, or is established; site; location.
9.
a place in which administrative power or the like is centered: the seat of the government.
10.
a part of the body considered as the place in which an emotion or function is centered: The heart is the seat of passion.
11.
the office or authority of a king, bishop, etc.: the episcopal seat.
12.
a space in which a spectator or patron may sit; accommodation for sitting, as in a theater or stadium.
13.
right of admittance to such a space, especially as indicated by a ticket.
14.
a right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body: to hold a seat in the senate.
15.
COLLAPSEa right to the privileges of membership in a stock exchange or the like.
verb (used with object)
16.
to place on a seat or seats; cause to sit down.
17.
to usher to a seat or find a seat for: to be seated in the front row.
18.
to have seats for; accommodate with seats: a theater that seats 1200 people.
19.
to put a seat on or into (a chair, garment, etc.).
20.
EXPANDto install in a position or office of authority, in a legislative body, etc.
21.
to fit (a valve) with a seat.
22.
COLLAPSEto attach to or place firmly in or on something as a base: Seat the telescope on the tripod.
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Seated
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
verb (used without object)
Idiom23.
(of a cap, valve, etc.) to be closed or in proper position: Be sure that the cap of the dipstick seats.
24.
by the seat of one's pants, using experience, instinct, or guesswork.
Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English sete (noun) < Old Norse sæti
1150–1200; Middle English sete (noun) < Old Norse sæti
Related forms
seat·er, noun
seat·less, adjective
mis·seat, verb (used with object)
un·der·seat·ed, adjective
well-seat·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. throne, stool. 3. bottom, fundament.
1. throne, stool. 3. bottom, fundament.
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Word Origin & History
seat
"residence, abode, established place," c.1275, extended use of seat (1), influenced by O.Fr. siege "seat, established place," and L. sedes "seat." Meaning "city in which a government sits" is attested from c.1400. Sense of "place in a parliament or other legislative body" is
EXPANDattested from 1774. O.E. had sæt "place where one sits in ambush," which also meant "residents, inhabitants," and is the source of the -set in Dorset and Somerset.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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