si:t n. & v. --n. 1 a
thing made or used
for sitting on; a
chair,
stool,
saddle, etc. 2
the buttocks. 3 the
part of the
trousers etc.
covering the buttocks. 4 the part of a chair etc. on
which the sitter's
weight directly rests. 5 a
place for
one person in a
theatre,
vehicle, etc. 6 the
occupation of a seat. 7
esp.
Brit. a the
right to
occupy a seat, esp. as a
Member of the
House of
Commons. b a member's
constituency. 8 the part of a
machine that supports or guides
another part. 9 a
site or
location of
something specified (a seat of
learning; the seat of the emotions). 10 a
country mansion, esp.
with large grounds. 11 the
manner of sitting on a
horse etc. --v.tr. 1
cause to
sit. 2 a
provide sitting
accommodation for (the
cinema seats 500). b provide with seats. 3 (as seated adj.) sitting. 4 put or fit in
position. øbe seated sit down. by the seat of one's
pants colloq. by
instinct rather than logic or
knowledge. seat-belt a
belt securing a person in the seat of a
car or
aircraft.
take a (or one's) seat sit down. øøseatless adj. [ME f. ON sóti (= OE gesete f. Gmc)]