settle

n : a long wooden bench with a back [syn: {settee}]

v 1: settle into a position [syn: {settle down}]

2: bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was

decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the

plaintiff" [syn: {decide}, {resolve}]

3: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the

argument" [syn: {square off}, {square up}, {determine}]

4: take up residence and become established; "The immigrants

settled in the Midwest" [syn: {locate}, {relocate}]

5: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

[syn: {reconcile}, {patch up}, {make up}, {conciliate}]

6: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn: {sink},

{go down}, {go under}] [ant: {float}]

7: become settled or established and stable in one's residence

or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: {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 [syn: {halt}]

11: arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the

teacart"

12: accept despite 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: cause to settle, as of liquids

16: sink or fall [syn: {subside}]

17: fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" [syn: {ensconce}]

18: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally

settled with my old enemy" [syn: {get back}]

19: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form;

"let's finalize the proposal" [syn: {finalize}, {nail

down}]

20: form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"