1. settle - noun
· a long wooden bench with a back
Synonym(s): settee
Hypernym(s): bench
2. settle - verb
· settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"
Synonym(s): settle_down
Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay
3. settle - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): decide, resolve, adjudicate
4. settle - verb
· settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"
Synonym(s): square_off, square_up, determine
Hypernym(s): conclude, resolve
5. settle - verb
· take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
Synonym(s): locate
6. settle - verb
· come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
Synonym(s): reconcile, patch_up, make_up, conciliate
Hypernym(s): agree, hold, concur, concord
7. settle - verb
· go under; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
Synonym(s): sink, go_down, go_under
Hypernym(s): descend, fall, go_down, come_down
8. settle - verb
· become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
Synonym(s): root, take_root, steady_down, settle_down
Hypernym(s): stabilize, stabilise
9. settle - verb
· 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"
10. settle - verb
· establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
Hypernym(s): build_up, develop
11. settle - verb
· come to rest
12. settle - verb
· arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"
13. settle - verb
· accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"
Hypernym(s): accept, consent, go_for
14. settle - verb
· end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"
Hypernym(s): agree, hold, concur, concord
15. settle - verb
· dispose of; make a financial settlement
16. settle - verb
· become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"
Hypernym(s): change
17. settle - verb
· cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
Hypernym(s): sink
18. settle - verb
· sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
Synonym(s): subside
Hypernym(s): sink, settle, go_down, go_under
19. settle - verb
· fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"
Synonym(s): ensconce
Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay
20. settle - verb
· get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"
Synonym(s): get_back
Hypernym(s): contend, fight, struggle
21. settle - verb
· make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal"
Synonym(s): finalize, finalise, nail_down
22. settle - verb
· form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
23. settle - verb
· come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
Hypernym(s): come
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