seat vs lay

seat and lay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
seat	Yes	No	Yes	No
lay	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, lay is a hypernym of seat; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than seat:

Other hypernyms of seat include place, pose, position, put, set.

As verbs, lay is a hypernym of seat; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than seat:

Other hypernyms of seat include place, pose, position, put, set.

As verbs, lay is a hypernym of seat; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than seat:

Other hypernyms of seat include place, pose, position, put, set.

seat (noun)	lay (noun)
any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)	a narrative poem of popular origin
furniture that is designed for sitting on	a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
the cloth covering for the buttocks
a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

seat (adjective)	lay (adjective)
	not of or from a profession
	characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

seat (verb)	lay (verb)
show to a seat; assign a seat for	put in a horizontal position
place or attach firmly in or on a base	put into a certain place or abstract location
place in or on a seat	lay eggs
provide with seats	prepare or position for action or operation
put a seat on a chair	impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
be able to seat