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   seat

   /siːt/

   noun

   • 1. a thing made or used for sitting on, such as a chair or stool. Similar chairplacespaceseatingseating accommodationroom
   • ▪ the roughly horizontal part of a chair, on which one's weight rests directly.
   • ▪ a sitting place for a passenger in a vehicle or for a member of an audience: "a fairly small theatre with 1,300 seats"
   • 2. a person's buttocks. Similar buttocksbehindbacksidebottomrearrear endrumphauncheshindquarterscheeksderrièreSitzfleischinformal:sit-uponsternBTMtochusrusty dustybumbottypratjacksiebahookiebuttfannytushtushietailduffbunsbootycabooseheiniepatootiekeistertuchisbazoobippybattyrasshumorous:fundamentposteriorvulgar slang:arseclungeasstechnical:natesarchaic:breech
   • ▪ the part of a garment that covers the buttocks.
   • ▪ a manner of sitting on a horse: "he's got the worst seat on a horse of anyone I've ever seen"
   • 3. a place in an elected legislative or other body: "he lost his seat in the 1997 election" Similar residenceancestral homemansionstately homeabode
   • ▪ a parliamentary constituency: British "a safe Labour seat in the North-East"
   • 4. a principal site or location: "Parliament House was the seat of the Scots Parliament until the Union with England" Similar headquarterslocationsitewhereaboutsplacebasecentrenerve centrenucleuscentre of operations/activityhubfocusfocal pointheart
   • ▪ short for country seat British
   • 5. a part of a machine that supports or guides another part: "if the valve seat is damaged, it can be recut using a special tool"

   verb

   • 1. arrange for (someone) to sit somewhere: "Owen seated his guests in the draughty baronial hall" Similar positionputplacestandstationinstallsettlearrangedisposearrayrangedeployinformal:plonkparkrare:posit
   • ▪ sit down: "she invited them to be seated"
   • ▪ (of a vehicle or building) have seats for (a specified number of people): "the jet seats up to 175 passengers" Similar have room forcontaintakesitholdaccommodate
   • 2. fit in position: "upper boulders were simply seated in the interstices below"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse sæti, from the Germanic base of sit. The verb dates from the late 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. seatless adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › passenger seatPassenger seat Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jun 16, 2024 · The meaning of PASSENGER SEAT is the front seat of a vehicle (such as a car) where a passenger sits.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › window seatWindow seat Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jun 19, 2024 · 1. : a seat built into a window recess. 2. : a seat next to a window (as in a bus or airplane) Examples of window seat in a Sentence.

4. www.verywellhealth.com › sitting-positions-86621247 Sitting Positions With Pain and Comfort in Mind - Verywell...

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   Jun 18, 2024 · Table of Contents. To Offset Pain. To Improve Posture. Positions and Poses. On Long Drives. Your sitting position has a more significant impact on how you feel than you might think. Poor sitting posture can put your spine out of alignment and cause muscle and bone problems, leading to neck and back pain.

5. www.telegraph.co.uk › politics › 2024/07/05Who won the election in my seat? Search by postcode

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   4 days ago · The Liberal Democrats have won in 71 constituencies with 12.3 per cent of the overall vote, while Reform UK has 14.3 per cent of the vote, translating to success in four seats. The SNP has nine ...

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › seatedSeated - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   5 days ago · adjective. (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks. “the seated Madonna”. “the audience remained seated ”. synonyms: sitting. see more.

7. www.askdifference.com › definition › seatingSeating Definition and Meaning - Ask Difference

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   Jun 29, 2024 · Seating refers to the arrangement or provision of seats in a space, such as in a theater, classroom, or vehicle. e.g., The auditorium has seating for 500 people.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › on the edge of one's seatDefinition of ON THE EDGE OF ONE'S SEAT - Merriam-Webster

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   3 days ago · The meaning of ON THE EDGE OF ONE'S SEAT is watching or listening to something with great interest especially because one does not know what is going to happen. How to use on the edge of one's seat in a sentence.