move vs seat

move

verb
  • To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another 

  • To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion). 

  • To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence. 

  • To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in. 

  • To request an action from the court. 

  • To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another. 

  • To sell or market (especially physical inventory or illicit drugs). 

  • To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another. 

  • To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit 

  • To act; to take action; to begin to act 

noun
  • The event of changing one's residence. 

  • A change in strategy. 

  • A round, in which each player has a turn. 

  • The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game. 

  • The act of moving; a movement. 

  • An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose. 

  • A transfer, a change from one employer to another. 

  • A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc. 

seat

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. 

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

  • 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. 

How often have the words move and seat occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )