Noun
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a long wooden bench with a back
Verb
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come as if by falling
"Night fell"
"Silence fell"
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form a community
"The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
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make final
put the last touches on
put into final form
"let's finalize the proposal"
- nail down -
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
"I finally settled with my old enemy"
- get back -
fix firmly
"He ensconced himself in the chair"
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sink down or precipitate
"the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
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cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
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become clear by the sinking of particles
"the liquid gradually settled"
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dispose of
make a financial settlement
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end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
"The two parties finally settled"
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accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
"We settled for a lower price"
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arrange or fix in the desired order
"She settled the teacart"
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come to rest
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establish or develop as a residence
"He settled the farm 200 years ago"
"This land was settled by Germans"
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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"
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become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
"He finally settled down"
- take root - steady down - settle down -
go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
- go down - go under -
come to terms
"After some discussion we finally made up"
- patch up - make up -
take up residence and become established
"The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
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settle conclusively
come to terms
"We finally settled the argument"
- square off - square up -
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"
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settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
"dust settled on the roofs"
- settle down