seat
     n 1: 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" [syn: {place}]
     2: 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?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates},
        {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament},
         {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat},
         {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {tail}, {tail end},
        {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny},
         {ass}]
     3: furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not
        enough seats for all the guests"
     4: 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"
     5: a center of authority (as a city from which authority is
        exercised)
     6: the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants
        was worn through"
     v 1: show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next
          to Mrs. Smith" [syn: {sit}, {sit down}]
     2: be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"
     3: place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position;
        "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the
        Academy" [syn: {induct}, {invest}]
     4: put a seat on a chair
     5: provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"
Source: WordNet® 2.0