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English noun: seat | |||
| 1. | seat (location) a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) | ||
| Samples | He booked their seats in advance. He sat in someone else's place. | ||
| Synonyms | place | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | space | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | perch | ||
| Domain category | aeroplane, airplane, dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, plane, theater, theatre | ||
| 2. | seat (body) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | ||
| Samples | He deserves a good kick in the butt. Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?. | ||
| 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
| Part meronym | body, torso, trunk | ||
| 3. | seat (artifact) furniture that is designed for sitting on | ||
| Samples | There were not enough seats for all the guests. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bench, bench, box, box seat, box seat, chair, couch, hassock, lounge, ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, sofa, stool, toilet seat | ||
| Instance hyponym | Siege Perilous | ||
| Part holonym | seat, upholstery | ||
| Member meronym | seating, seating area, seating room, seats | ||
| 4. | seat (artifact) any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit) | ||
| Samples | He dusted off the seat before sitting down. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | support | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | backbench, backseat, balloon seat, bell seat, bicycle seat, boatswain's chair, bosun's chair, bucket seat, capsule, car seat, chair, cockpit, crossbench, ejection seat, ejector seat, front bench, houdah, howdah, jump seat, pillion, plane seat, rumble, rumble seat, saddle, saddle, saddle seat, sliding seat | ||
| Part meronym | seat | ||
| 5. | seat (location) a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | center, centre, eye, heart, middle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | capital, county courthouse, county seat, county town, see, shire town | ||
| 6. | seat (location) the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based | ||
| Samples | The brain is said to be the seat of reason. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | location | ||
| 7. | seat (attribute) the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body | ||
| Samples | He was elected to a seat in the Senate. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | legal right | ||
| 8. | seat (artifact) a part of a machine that supports or guides another part | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, portion | ||
| 9. | seat (artifact) the cloth covering for the buttocks | ||
| Samples | The seat of his pants was worn through. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloth covering | ||
| Part meronym | pant, skirt, trouser | ||
English verb: seat | |||
| 1. | seat (contact) show to a seat; assign a seat for | ||
| Samples | The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith. | ||
| Synonyms | sit, sit down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reseat | ||
| Cause | sit, sit down | ||
| Verb group | sit, sit down | ||
| 2. | seat (stative) be able to seat | ||
| Samples | The theater seats 2,000. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accommodate, admit, hold | ||
| 3. | seat (social) place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position | ||
| Samples | There was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy. | ||
| Synonyms | induct, invest | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instal, install | ||
| 4. | seat (possession) put a seat on a chair | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reseat | ||
| Domain category | cabinetry, cabinetwork | ||
| 5. | seat (possession) provide with seats | ||
| Samples | Seat a concert hall. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reseat | ||
| Domain category | architecture | ||
| 6. | seat (contact) place or attach firmly in or on a base | ||
| Samples | Seat the camera on the tripod. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| 7. | seat (contact) place in or on a seat | ||
| Samples | The mother seated the toddler on the high chair. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| Cause | sit, sit down | ||
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