All settle synonyms
setΒ·tle
S s verb settle
- make sure β free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- light β a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- lay low β situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- institute β to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.
- intervene β to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
- button up β to fasten (a garment) with a button or buttons
- domiciled β a place of residence; abode; house or home.
- muscle in β a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- whomp β a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like: He fell with an awful whomp.
- casehardening β Present participle of caseharden.
- make amends β reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- fasten β to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- conclude β If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- liquidate β to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
- die down β If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
- disciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- lay down β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- gravitate β to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force.
- clear off β If you tell someone to clear off, you are telling them rather rudely to go away.
- ensconce β Establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place.
- cash in β If you say that someone cashes in on a situation, you are criticizing them for using it to gain an advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way.
- compromise β A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of circumstances or because they are considering the wishes of other people.
- catch on β If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
- clam up β If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
- formalized β Simple past tense and past participle of formalize.
- cool it β If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- lick into shape β to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- outstretch β to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- balmed β simple past tense and past participle of balm.
- go through with β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- locate β to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
- ease up β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- cataloguing 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.
- get back to β resume
- look after β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- fating β something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind.
- get out of the way β move aside
- dip β to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- intermediating β to act as an intermediary; intervene; mediate.
- allying β to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- get going β an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- densified β to impregnate (wood) with additives under heat and pressure in order to achieve greater density and hardness.
- grin and bear it β to suffer trouble or hardship without complaint
- hit upon β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- comes around β to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- inhabit β to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- hang it up β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- domiciliate β to domicile.
noun settle
- fireside β Also called hearthside. the space about a fire or hearth.