boundary vs seat

boundary

noun
  • An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field. 

  • The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond). 

  • The dividing line or location between two areas. 

  • An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team. 

  • (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set. 

seat

noun
  • A part or surface on which another part or surface rests. 

  • An ejection seat. 

  • The horizontal portion of a chair or other furniture designed for sitting. 

  • A piece of furniture made for sitting; e.g. a chair, stool or bench; any improvised place for sitting. 

  • The part of an object or individual (usually the buttocks) directly involved in sitting. 

  • The part of a piece of clothing (usually pants or trousers) covering the buttocks. 

  • A place in which to sit. 

  • The starting point of a fire. 

  • An electoral district, especially for a national legislature. 

  • Posture, or way of sitting, on horseback. 

  • One of a series of departmental placements given to a trainee solicitor as part of their training contract. 

  • A membership in an organization, particularly a representative body. 

  • The location of a governing body. 

  • A temporary residence, such as a country home or a hunting lodge. 

  • The place occupied by anything, or where any person, thing or quality is situated or resides; a site. 

verb
  • To cause to occupy a post, site, or situation; to station; to establish; to fix; to settle. 

  • To settle; to plant with inhabitants. 

  • To recognize the standing of a person or persons by providing them with one or more seats which would allow them to participate fully in a meeting or session. 

  • To put a seat or bottom in. 

  • To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm. 

  • To provide with a place to sit. 

  • To request or direct one or more persons to sit. 

  • To assign the seats of. 

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