chair

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We borrowed a chair from them last week.

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Quick take

a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of chair gathered in one view.

noun

a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

noun

the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"

noun

the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for chair.

noun

a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

noun

the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"

noun

the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"

noun

an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"

noun

a particular seat in an orchestra; "he is second chair violin"

verb

act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"

verb

preside over; "John moderated the discussion"

Example sentences

We borrowed a chair from them last week.

I hate my Aeron chair that I sit in all day long.

All of this arm-chair quarterbacking is a waste of time.

I don't need to know that they gave him free coffee, or that the chair was comfortable.

"When I play games on my XBox, I need to pull up a chair so I can sit about 5-6 feet from my TV.

It could even be automated - if I haven't said anything in 10 minutes kick the chair back...

Nobody expects to be a master in anything after sitting in a chair for 18 minutes.

This sounds much more like an effort to CYA from the committee chair and NSA than it does an actual investigation or anything useful.

I would yell at an airman that would get up his chair, walk to the center map and with his rule, measure the distance in miles between the hospital landing pad and the strike.

If you're healthy: eating eggs will not affect your cholesterol, eating cheesecake will not give you diabetes, sitting in a chair will not misalign your spine.

Everyone from the mayor of Boston to the governor of Massachusetts to both MA Senators to the chair of the MA Democratic party can take a swing here.

It's fun to think and get transactions done, but fortunately, I have an internal guide that tells me, "Time to get back to the silence, large screen, and comfortable chair of the office to get the real work done.