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English to English noun
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a long wooden bench with a back |  | source: wordnet30
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A seat of any kind. | | source: webster1913 verb
| 3 |
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground | | Example: dust settled on the roofs
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bring to an end; settle conclusively | | Example: 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
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settle conclusively; come to terms | | Example: We finally settled the argument
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| 6 |
take up residence and become established | | Example: The immigrants settled in the Midwest
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come to terms | | Example: After some discussion we finally made up
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| 8 |
go under, | | Example: The raft sank and its occupants drowned
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become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style | | Example: He finally settled down
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become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet | | Example: 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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establish or develop as a residence | | Example: He settled the farm 200 years ago
This land was settled by Germans
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| 12 |
come to rest | | source: wordnet30
| 13 |
arrange or fix in the desired order | | Example: She settled the teacart
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| 14 |
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction | | Example: We settled for a lower price
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| 15 |
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement | | Example: The two parties finally settled
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dispose of; make a financial settlement | | source: wordnet30
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become clear by the sinking of particles | | Example: the liquid gradually settled
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cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) | | source: wordnet30
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sink down or precipitate | | Example: the mud subsides when the waters become calm
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| 20 |
fix firmly | | Example: He ensconced himself in the chair
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| 21 |
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury | | Example: I finally settled with my old enemy
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make final; put the last touches on; put into final form | | Example: let's finalize the proposal
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form a community | | Example: The Swedes settled in Minnesota
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| 24 |
come as if by falling | | Example: Night fell
Silence fell
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To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like. | | source: webster1913
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To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state. | | source: webster1913
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