Settle - Definition

n 1: a long wooden bench with a back [syn: settle, settee]
v 1: settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground;
"dust settled on the roofs" [syn: settle, settle down]
2: bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided";
"The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The
father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their
inheritance" [syn: decide, settle, resolve,
adjudicate]
3: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the
argument" [syn: settle, square off, square up,
determine]
4: take up residence and become established; "The immigrants
settled in the Midwest" [syn: settle, locate]
5: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
[syn: reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate,
settle]
6: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn:
sink, settle, go down, go under] [ant: float,
swim]
7: become settled or established and stable in one's residence
or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: settle,
root, take root, steady down, settle down]
8: become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar
settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is
settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood
settled into lethargy"
9: establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200
years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
10: come to rest
11: arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the
teacart"
12: accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled
for a lower price"
13: end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two
parties finally settled"
14: dispose of; make a financial settlement
15: become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid
gradually settled"
16: cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
17: sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters
become calm" [syn: subside, settle]
18: fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" [syn:
ensconce, settle]
19: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally
settled with my old enemy" [syn: settle, get back]
20: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form;
"let's finalize the proposal" [syn: finalize, finalise,
settle, nail down]
21: form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
22: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn:
fall, descend, settle]