chair

chair
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noun
1 piece of furniture ⇨ See also ↑armchair
ADJECTIVE
comfortable, comfy (informal), cushioned, padded, plush, soft, upholstered
hard, uncomfortable
deep, low
high-backed, straight-backed, wing-backed, winged
rickety
reclining, rocking, swivel

He lay back in the reclining chair and went to sleep.

She sat down in the swivel chair behind her desk.

folding
matching

a dining table and four matching chairs

empty

He gestured to an empty chair.

antique
leather, metal, plastic, steel, wicker, wooden, etc.
dining, kitchen, lounge (esp. AmE)
computer, desk, office
beach (esp. AmE), garden (esp. BrE), lawn (esp. AmE)
… OF CHAIRS
row
set

a set of antique dining chairs

VERB + CHAIR
draw up, pull up

‘Can I join you?’ ‘Yes, pull up a chair.’

pull out

He pulled out a chair for her.

grab, have, take

Come in and take a chair.

give sb

He gave her his chair.

push back

He pushed back his chair and got to his feet.

collapse into/onto, flop (back/down) in/into/on/onto, lower yourself into, settle (back) in/into/on, sink (back/down) into, sit (down) in/on, slump (back/down) in/into

She dropped her bags and flopped down into the nearest chair.

lean back in, lie back in, lounge (back) in, recline (back) in, relax (back) in

He put his feet up on the desk and lay back in his chair.

be sprawled in, sprawl in
lean forward in
straighten (up) in

They straightened in their chairs when the manager burst in.

get out of, get up from/off, jump (up) from/out of, leap out of/from, rise from

He got up from his chair to address the meeting.

rock backwards and forwards in/on, shift about in (BrE), shift in, tip back

He was shifting about uneasily in his chair.

She tipped her chair back and fixed her gaze full upon him.

swivel, swivel (around) in, swivel on

She always swivels around in her chair.

CHAIR + VERB
be placed, stand

A chair stood facing the window.

swivel
tip back
fall over, topple over
creak

The chair creaked every time I moved.

scrape sth, scrape against sth, scrape along sth

Lisa heard a chair scraping the floor.

CHAIR + NOUN
arm, back, leg, seat
cover, frame
PREPOSITION
into a/the chair

He sank into his chair and opened the letter.

in a/the chair

She leaned back in her chair and lit a cigarette.

on a/the chair

A cat was asleep on the chair.

PHRASES
the arm of a chair, the back of a chair, the edge of a chair, the leg of a chair

She gripped the arm of her chair as she spoke.

He sat nervously on the edge of his chair.

2 person controlling a meeting
ADJECTIVE
acting, deputy
honorary
VERB + CHAIR
occupy, take (both esp. BrE)

Anne took the chair (= was chairperson) in Carol's absence.

address (sth to)

Please address your questions to the chair.

appoint sb (as), elect sb (as)
PREPOSITION
in the chair (esp. BrE)

Paul Ryan was in the chair (= was chairperson) at today's meeting.

3 position in a university
ADJECTIVE
professorial
VERB + CHAIR
hold, occupy

He held the Chair of Psychology at Yale.

appoint sb to
resign
endow, establish

A private benefactor endowed the new Chair of Japanese Literature.

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verb
Chair is used with these nouns as the object: ↑commission, ↑committee, ↑enquiry, ↑meeting, ↑panel

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  • chair — [ ʃɛr ] n. f. • XVe; car 1080; lat. caro, carnis→ carné; acharner I ♦ 1 ♦ Substance molle du corps de l homme ou des animaux, essentiellement constituée des tissus musculaire et conjonctif (opposé à squelette). La chair et les os. Os dépouillés… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • chair — 1. (chêr) s. f. 1°   Toutes les parties molles du corps de l homme et des animaux, et plus particulièrement la partie rouge des muscles. Recevoir une blessure dans les chairs. •   Mais je n ai plus trouvé qu un horrible mélange D os et de chairs… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • chair — CHAIR. s. fém. Substance molle et sanguine, qui est entre la peau et les os de l animal. Chair vive, chair morte, chair ferme. Avoir un coup d épée dans les chairs. Avoir la chair bonne. On guérit aisément les blessures qui ne sont que dans les… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • chair — CHAIR. s. f. Substance molle & sanguine qui est entre la peau & les os de l animal. Chair vive. chair morte. chair ferme. il a un coup d espée dans les chairs. il a la chair bonne, on guerit aisément ses blessures. il a la chair mauvaise, il est… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • chair — Chair, Caro, Ce que communéement disons Chair, Les Hebrieux dient Scheer. Parquoy semble que nous ayons laissé la premiere lettre, et nous soyons accoustumez à prononcer Cheer. Tous vendans chair cuite, Omnes popinarum institores, B. ex Seneca.… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Chair — (ch[^a]r), n. [OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere, chaere, F. chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher s or professor s chair, Gr. ? down + ? seat, ? to sit, akin to E. sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {Cathedral}, {chaise}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chair — [cher] n. [ME & OFr chaire < L cathedra: see CATHEDRA] 1. a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, having a back and, usually, four legs 2. a seat of authority or dignity 3. the position of a player in an instrumental section of a… …   English World dictionary

  • chair — ► NOUN 1) a separate seat for one person, with a back and four legs. 2) the person in charge of a meeting or an organization. 3) a professorship. 4) (the chair) US short for ELECTRIC CHAIR(Cf. ↑electric chair). ► …   English terms dictionary

  • Chair — Chair, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chaired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chairing}.] 1. To place in a chair. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. To function as chairperson of (a meeting, committee, etc.); as, he… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chair — chair; chair·man·ship; chair·o·plane; chair·man; …   English syllables

  • chair — [n1] single seat furniture armchair, bench, cathedra, recliner, rocker, sling*; concept 443 chair [n2] person in or position of authority captain, chairperson, director, fellowship, helm, instructorship, leader, monitor, position of control,… …   New thesaurus

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