seat: signification et définitions

Something, such as a chair or bench, that may be sat on.

A place in which one may sit.

The right to occupy such a place or a ticket indicating this right: got seats for the concert.

The part on which one rests in sitting: a bicycle seat.

The buttocks.

The part of a garment that covers the buttocks.

A part serving as the base of something else.

The surface or part on which another part sits or rests.

The place where something is located or based: The heart is the seat of the emotions.

A center of authority; a capital: the county seat. See Synonyms at center.

A place of abode or residence, especially a large house that is part of an estate: the squire's country seat.

Membership in an organization, such as a legislative body or stock exchange, that is obtained by appointment, election, or purchase.

The manner of sitting on a horse: a fox hunter with a good seat.

To place in or on a seat.

To cause or assist to sit down: The ushers will seat the members of the bride's family.

To provide with a particular seat: The usher seated me in the back row.

To have or provide seats for: We can seat 300 in the auditorium.

To install in a position of authority or eminence.

To fix firmly in place: seat an ammunition clip in an automatic rifle.

To rest on or fit into another part: The O-rings had not seated correctly in their grooves.

by the seat of (one's) pants Slang In a manner based on intuition and experience rather than method: He ran the business by the seat of his pants.

by the seat of (one's) pants Slang Without the use of instruments: an inexperienced pilot who had to fly the aircraft by the seat of her pants.