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seated
seat C0218900 (sēt)n.1. a. Something, such as a chair or bench, that may be sat on: There are comfortable seats in the waiting room.b. The part on which one rests in sitting: the seat of a chair; a bicycle seat.2. a. A place in which one may sit: found a seat on the floor.b. The right to occupy such a place or a ticket indicating this right: got seats for the concert.3. a. The buttocks.b. The part of a garment that covers the buttocks.4. a. A part serving as the base of something else.b. The surface or part on which another part sits or rests.5. a. The place where something is located or based: The heart is the seat of the emotions.b. A center of authority; a capital: the county seat.6. A place of abode or residence, especially a large house that is part of an estate: the squire's country seat.7. Membership in an organization, such as a legislative body or stock exchange, that is obtained by appointment, election, or purchase.8. The manner of sitting on a horse: a rider with a good seat.v. seat·ed, seat·ing, seats v.tr.1. a. To place in or on a seat.b. To cause or assist to sit down: The ushers will seat the members of the bride's family.2. To provide with a particular seat: The usher seated me in the back row.3. To have or provide seats for: We can seat 300 in the auditorium.4. To install in a position of authority or eminence.5. To fix firmly in place: seat an ammunition clip in an automatic rifle.v.intr. To rest on or fit into another part: The O-rings had not seated correctly in their grooves.Idiom: by the seat of (one's) pants Informal 1. In a manner based on intuition and experience rather than method: He ran the business by the seat of his pants.2. Without the use of instruments: an inexperienced pilot who had to fly the aircraft by the seat of her pants.
[Middle English sete, probably from Old Norse sæti; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | seated - (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated"sittingstanding - (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs; "standing room only" |
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Synonyms for seatedadj (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocksSynonymsAntonyms |