n.

1. a long wooden bench with a back;
   settee

v.

1. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground;
   settle down
   
   • dust settled on the roofs
2. bring to an end; settle conclusively;
   decide, resolve, adjudicate
   
   • 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
3. settle conclusively; come to terms;
   square off, square up, determine
   
   • We finally settled the argument
4. take up residence and become established;
   locate
   
   • The immigrants settled in the Midwest
5. come to terms;
   reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate
   
   • After some discussion we finally made up
6. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned";
   sink, go down, go under
7. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style;
   root, take root, steady down, settle down
   
   • He finally settled 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. become clear by the sinking of particles
    
    • the liquid gradually settled
12. arrange or fix in the desired order
    
    • She settled the teacart
13. accept despite complete satisfaction
    
    • We settled for a lower price
14. end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
    
    • The two parties finally settled
15. dispose of; make a financial settlement
16. cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
17. sink down or precipitate;
    subside
    
    • the mud subsides when the waters become calm
18. fix firmly;
    ensconce
    
    • He ensconced himself in the chair
19. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury;
    get back
    
    • I finally settled with my old enemy
20. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form;
    finalize, finalise, nail down
    
    • let's finalize the proposal
21. form a community
    
    • The Swedes settled in Minnesota
22. come as if by falling;
    fall, descend
    
    • Night fell
    • Silence fell