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seat vs portion

portion vs seat

seat and portion both are nouns.

seat and portion both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
seat Yes No Yes No
portion Yes No Yes No
As nouns, portion is a hypernym of seat; that is, portion is a word with a broader meaning than seat:
  • seat: a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
  • portion: something less than the whole of a human artifact
Other hypernyms of seat include part.
seat (noun) portion (noun)
any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit) the allotment of some amount by dividing something
furniture that is designed for sitting on something less than the whole of a human artifact
the cloth covering for the buttocks an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
a part of a machine that supports or guides another part assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on something determined in relation to something that includes it
a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
seat (verb) portion (verb)
show to a seat; assign a seat for give out
place or attach firmly in or on a base
place in or on a seat
provide with seats
put a seat on a chair
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
be able to seat
Difference between seat and portion

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