settle in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   decide  settle  resolve  adjudicate 
   
2. come to terms
   "After some discussion we finally made up"
   reconcile  patch up  make up  conciliate  settle 
   
3. come as if by falling
   "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
   fall  descend  settle 
   
4. settle conclusively; come to terms
   "We finally settled the argument"
   settle  square off  square up  determine 
   
5. fix firmly
   "He ensconced himself in the chair"
   ensconce  settle 
   
6. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
   "let's finalize the proposal"
   finalize  finalise  settle  nail down 
   
7. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
   "I finally settled with my old enemy"
   settle  get back 
   
8. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
   sink  settle  go down  go under 
   
9. take up residence and become established
   "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
   settle  locate 
   
10. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
    "He finally settled down"
    settle  root  take root  steady down  settle down 
    
11. form a community
    "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
    settle 
    
12. establish or develop as a residence
    "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
    settle 
    
13. 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"
    settle 
    
14. end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
    "The two parties finally settled"
    settle 
    
15. accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
    "We settled for a lower price"
    settle 
    
16. arrange or fix in the desired order
    "She settled the teacart"
    settle 
    
17. come to rest
    settle 
    
18. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
    "dust settled on the roofs"
    settle  settle down 
    
19. cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
    settle 
    
20. sink down or precipitate
    "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
    subside  settle 
    
21. become clear by the sinking of particles
    "the liquid gradually settled"
    settle 
    
22. dispose of; make a financial settlement
    settle 
    

1. a long wooden bench with a back
   settle  settee