reseat
verb[T]
(alsore-seat)uk/ˌriːˈsiːt/ustoarrangefor someone to have a newplacetosit:
Iinstructmycabinstaffto reseatcertainpeoplewell away from theemergencyexits.
Theattendantsattemptedto re-seat theguestsaccordingto the king'scommands.
reseatyourself[usually+ adv/prep](alsore-seat yourself)
tositdown again:
On reseating herself at thetable, she called thewaiterandaskedfor aglassofwater.
Vincereturnedto thecar, reseated himself andthrewhisfileon thefloor.
to put something back in theplacethat isdesignedtoholdit:
Thetechniciansuspectedalooseconnectionandadvisedus toremoveand reseat the harddrive.
As he re-seated thepistols, thesaloondooropenedand a manstumbledout.
- After threehoursofdiscomfort, Iaskedto be reseated.
- When Imovethecat, she comes back and reseats herself infrontof thekeyboard.
- Often, you just need to re-seat thecableinto theplugto get itworkingagain.
- Afterpatchingthepuncture, useyourhandsto reseat thetyre.
Sitting and standing
- akimbo
- astride
- attention
- bestride
- cross-legged
- crouch
- foot
- on all foursidiom
- pew
- plump(someone/something)down
- rampant
- scooch
- seat
- stand around
- stand aside
- stand round
- stand up
- strike
- surface
- take a pew!idiom
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Placing and positioning an object