noun

• (gerund) The act of one that seats.
• (uncountable) The provision of chairs or other places for people to sit.
• (countable) A period of time in which people are allowed into a performance, a meal, etc., to be seated.
• Material for making seats.
• (obsolete) Haircloth.
• (mechanics) Collectively, the various fitted supports of the parts of a structure or of a machine; a housing in which a component is seated.
• (shipbuilding) That part of the floor which rests on the keel.