seats Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an area that includes places where several people can sit
seating; seating area; seating room.
- there is seating for 40 students in this classroom
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noun a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
place; seat.
- he booked their seats in advance
- he sat in someone else's place
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noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
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noun furniture that is designed for sitting on
seat.
- there were not enough seats for all the guests
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noun any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
seat.
- he dusted off the seat before sitting down
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noun a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
seat.
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noun the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
seat.
- the brain is said to be the seat of reason
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noun the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
seat.
- he was elected to a seat in the Senate
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noun a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
seat.
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noun the cloth covering for the buttocks
seat.
- the seat of his pants was worn through
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verb show to a seat; assign a seat for
sit down; sit; seat.
- The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith
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verb be able to seat
seat.
- The theater seats 2,000
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verb place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
invest; seat; induct.
- there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy
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verb put a seat on a chair
seat.
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verb provide with seats
seat.
- seat a concert hall
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verb place or attach firmly in or on a base
seat.
- seat the camera on the tripod
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verb place in or on a seat
seat.
- the mother seated the toddler on the high chair
