settle
     n : a long wooden bench with a back [syn: {settee}]
     v 1: settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground;
          "dust settled on the roofs" [syn: {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" [syn: {decide}, {resolve},
         {adjudicate}]
     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}]
     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: {root}, {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
     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; "the mud subsides when the waters
         become calm" [syn: {subside}]
     18: fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" [syn: {ensconce}]
     19: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally
         settled with my old enemy" [syn: {get back}]
     20: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form;
         "let's finalize the proposal" [syn: {finalize}, {finalise},
          {nail down}]
     21: form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
     22: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn: {fall},
          {descend}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0