settle meaning and definition

SETTLE noun

Definition of settle (noun)

1. a long wooden bench with a back
   • synonyms: settee

SETTLE verb

Definition of settle (verb)

1. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
   • "dust settled on the roofs"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: adjudicate, decide, resolve
3. settle conclusively; come to terms
   • "We finally settled the argument"
   • synonyms: determine, square off, square up
4. take up residence and become established
   • "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
   • synonyms: locate
5. come to terms
   • "After some discussion we finally made up"
   • synonyms: conciliate, make up, patch up, reconcile
6. go under
   • "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
   • synonyms: go down, go under, sink
   • antonym: float
7. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
   • "He finally settled down"
   • synonyms: root, settle down, steady down, take root
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"
    • synonyms: subside
18. fix firmly
    • "He ensconced himself in the chair"
    • synonyms: ensconce
19. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
    • "I finally settled with my old enemy"
    • synonyms: get back
20. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
    • "let's finalize the proposal"
    • synonyms: finalise, finalize, nail down
21. form a community
    • "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
22. come as if by falling
    • "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
    • synonyms: descend, fall