Synonyms:
settle, settee
Meaning: a long wooden bench with a back
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
settle, settle_down
Meaning: settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"
Synonyms:
decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
Meaning: 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:
settle, square_off, square_up, determine
Meaning: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"
Synonyms:
settle, locate
Meaning: take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
Synonyms:
reconcile, patch_up, make_up, conciliate, settle
Meaning: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
Synonyms:
sink, settle, go_down, go_under
Meaning: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
Synonyms:
settle, root, take_root, steady_down, settle_down
Meaning: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
Synonyms:
settle
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
settle
Meaning: establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
Synonyms:
settle
Meaning: come to rest
Synonyms:
settle
Meaning: arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"
Synonyms:
settle
Meaning: accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"
Synonyms:
settle
Meaning: end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"
Usage examples
"You must settle near Fullerton.
'But do you know how to settle him?
Settle that, and you settle the whole question.
But if he does there's no other way to settle it."
Let's find a spot we can defend and settle into it."
And David would settle back against a rock and watch.
I had my own business to settle with Katerina Ivanovna.
Well, well, we can settle this little matter between us.
I have really had too much to think about to settle this.
The next business was to settle who should carry the message.