From WordNet dictionary, version 3.0:
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"
Synonyms: 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?"
Synonyms: 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 location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based; "the brain is said to be the seat of reason"
7. the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body; "he was elected to a seat in the Senate"
8. a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
9. 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"
Synonyms: 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"
Synonyms: induct, invest
4. put a seat on a chair
5. provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"
6. place or attach firmly in or on a base; "seat the camera on the tripod"
7. place in or on a seat; "the mother seated the toddler on the high chair"