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settle - a long wooden bench with a back |
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settee |
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bench a long seat for more than one person
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settle - take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" |
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locate |
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colonise,
colonize settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"
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resettle settle in a new place; "The immigrants had to resettle"
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settle - settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" |
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determine |
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conclude,
resolve bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"
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solve,
clear find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
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concert settle by agreement; "concert one's differences"
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clinch settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"
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compromise settle by concession
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settle - dispose of; make a financial settlement |
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fix up,
arrange find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl"
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prorate divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month"
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pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
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square make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
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compensate,
pay off,
make up,
pay make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
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liquidate settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"
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clean up make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party"
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settle - form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota" |
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migrate,
transmigrate move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"
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homestead settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
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settle - establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans" |
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build up,
develop enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"
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settle - end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled" |
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concur,
concord,
agree,
hold happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided"
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settle - cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) |
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sink descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
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settle - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" |
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stabilise,
stabilize make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices"
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roost settle down or stay, as if on a roost
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settle - accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price" |
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consent,
go for,
accept tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
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settle - become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled" |
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change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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settle - come to rest |
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halt,
stop cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
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settle - settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs" |
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position,
lay,
pose,
put,
place,
set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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sediment settle as sediment
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settle - 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" |
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become,
go,
get enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
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settle - get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy" |
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fight,
struggle,
contend fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
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settle - arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart" |
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arrange,
set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
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