All settle synonyms
setΒ·tle
S s verb settle
- wedged β having the shape of a wedge.
- balloting β voting in an election
- concert β A concert is a performance of music.
- formalise β to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- ballasted β Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- catalogued β a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- imbed β embed.
- come around β If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- make short work of β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- answer back β If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
- gluing β a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- lock up β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- bottoming β the lowest level of foundation material for a road or other structure
- make nice β pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- determine β If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- give and take β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- live β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- establish β Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
- fall down β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- colonize β If people colonize a foreign country, they go to live there and take control of it.
- draw a picture β represent sth visually
- outstay β to stay longer than.
- confirm β If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
- form β external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- map out β a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
- girdling β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- lap up β (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
- judge β Alan L(aVern) born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
- imbedded β embed.
- initials β of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- balance β If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
- land β Edwin Herbert, 1909β91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
- dope out β any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- curdled β Containing curds.
- get through β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- dig up β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- kiss and make up β be reconciled
- ease off β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- formalised β Simple past tense and past participle of formalise.
- counterclaim β a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- get the hang of β to understand the technique of doing something
- diffused β Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- make friends β get to know people
- enthrone β Install (a monarch) on a throne, especially during a ceremony to mark the beginning of their rule.
- optate β (obsolete) To choose; to wish for; to desire.
- ballasting β Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- berthed β in a berth