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[ chair ] / tʃɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chair ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms. something that serves as a chair or supports like a chair: The two men clasped hands to make a chair for their injured companion. a seat of office or authority. a position of authority, as of a judge, professor, etc. the person occupying a seat of office, especially the chairperson of a meeting: The speaker addressed the chair. (in an orchestra) the position of a player, assigned by rank; desk: first clarinet chair. the chair, Informal. electric chair. chairlift. sedan chair. (in reinforced-concrete construction) a device for maintaining the position of reinforcing rods or strands during the pouring operation. a glassmaker's bench having extended arms on which a blowpipe is rolled in shaping glass. British Railroads. a metal block for supporting a rail and securing it to a crosstie or the like. verb (used with object)to place or seat in a chair. to install in office. to preside over; act as chairperson of: to chair a committee. British. to carry (a hero or victor) aloft in triumph. verb (used without object)to preside over a meeting, committee, etc. Idioms for chairget the chair, to be sentenced to die in the electric chair. take the chair, - to begin or open a meeting.
- to preside at a meeting; act as chairperson.
Origin of chairFirst recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English chaiere, from Old French, from Latin cathedra; see cathedra usage note for chair5. See chairperson. OTHER WORDS FROM chairchairless, adjectiveun·chair, verb (used with object)WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH chairchair , chairman, chairperson, chairwomanWords nearby chairchainstitch, chain store, chain wale, chainwheel, chainwork, chair, chair bed, chairborne, chairbound, chair car, chairlady Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chairWhile 19 percent of the House is female, just one woman will get to chair one of its 20 committees. The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST Still fearful and smarting from the pain, I arrived on time and was led to chair in his office. I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST I started to squirm in my chair and Jimbo put his hand back on my shoulder to settle me down. I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Slouching in her chair she is in defensive mode when describing the age of her latest lover. When Eva Braun Met Anna Nicole Smith|Nico Hines|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At that first meeting, activists elected Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov to be the chair for their society. The Kremlin’s Plan to Erase Russia’s Memory and Its Conscience|Anna Nemtsova|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hervey, cowering in the chair, thus met with an antagonist against whom he had no armor. The Green Mummy|Fergus Hume "I'm waiting to hear about those little savages of yours," she said, as Mary greeted her and sank limply down into a chair. Mary Ware in Texas|Annie F. Johnston She cannot now even walk across the room, nor can she move from one chair to another without great help. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3|Augustus J. C. Hare I kissed her without speaking, and went back to my chair by Annie's bed. Saxe Holm's Stories|Helen Hunt Jackson She sat upright in her chair again, with a slight impatient shake of the head. The Book of Susan|Lee Wilson Dodd
British Dictionary definitions for chair
nouna seat with a back on which one person sits, typically having four legs and often having arms an official position of authoritya chair on the board of directors the person chairing a debate or meetingthe speaker addressed the chair a professorshipthe chair of German railways an iron or steel cradle bolted to a sleeper in which the rail sits and is locked in position short for sedan chair in the chair chairing a debate or meeting take the chair to preside as chairman for a meeting, etc the chair an informal name for electric chair verb (tr)to preside over (a meeting) British to carry aloft in a sitting position after a triumph or great achievement to provide with a chair of office to install in a chair Word Origin for chairC13: from Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra, from Greek kathedra, from kata- down + hedra seat; compare cathedral Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with chairThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to chairbench, armchair, recliner, sling, rocker, cathedra, throne, chairperson, monitor, fellowship, director, tutor, helm, captain, leader, principal, professorship, instructorship, professorate |