seat

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

he dusted off the seat before sitting down

furniture that is designed for sitting on

there were not enough seats for all the guests

the cloth covering for the buttocks

the seat of his pants was worn through

a part of a machine that supports or guides another part

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

he was elected to a seat in the Senate

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

he deserves a good kick in the butt

are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

the brain is said to be the seat of reason

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

he booked their seats in advance

he sat in someone else's place

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

show to a seat; assign a seat for

The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith

place in or on a seat

the mother seated the toddler on the high chair

place or attach firmly in or on a base

seat the camera on the tripod