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Chair has 10 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

"he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

2

the position of professor

"he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"

3

the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

"address your remarks to the chairperson"

4

an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person

"the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"

5

a particular seat in an orchestra

"he is second chair violin"

6

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.

"She pulled up the wooden chair with its curved backrest and sat down at the small table to read her book."

In plain English: A chair is a piece of furniture with a back and four legs that you sit on.

"I pulled up the chair and sat down to read my book."

Usage: A chair is a piece of furniture designed for a single person that includes both a backrest and legs. Unlike a stool, which lacks a back, or a sofa, which accommodates multiple people, a chair is intended for one individual to sit on.

Verb
1

act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

"She chaired the department for many years"

2

preside over

"John moderated the discussion"

3

To act as chairperson at; to preside over.

"She will chair the meeting next week to ensure everyone stays on topic."

In plain English: To chair means to be the person in charge of leading a meeting or discussion.

"The new manager will chair the meeting tomorrow morning."

Usage: To chair means to lead or preside over a meeting or committee. Use this verb when you are serving as the person in charge of directing the discussion and managing the agenda.

Proper Noun
1

The ship of characters Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf of the Gossip Girl series.

"Fans were confused when they saw a photo of Chuck Bass sitting in his iconic chair instead of Blair Waldorf during the final season finale."

Example Sentences
"I pulled up the chair and sat down to read my book." noun
"She pulled up the wooden chair and sat down to read her book." noun
"The conference room has enough chairs for all fifty attendees." noun
"He pushed his empty chair back before standing up to leave." noun
"The new manager will chair the meeting tomorrow morning." verb
See Also
sitting seat furniture sit table legs sitting furniture four
Related Terms
sitting seat furniture sit table legs sitting furniture four seating desk four legs sit on place sitting device device sitting place for sitting sat rocker sitting on
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
seat position presiding officer instrument of execution head hash out
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
armchair barber chair chair of state chaise longue Eames chair fighting chair folding chair highchair ladder-back lawn chair rocking chair straight chair swivel chair tablet-armed chair wheelchair Kalon Tripa vice chairman

Origin

The word "chair" entered English from Old French and Latin, originally meaning a seat. It partially replaced the native words for stools and settles, which now refer to more specific types of furniture.

Rhyming Words
air tair lair hair vair nair cair yair pair jair fair mair bair wair reair clair adair deair flair hwair
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