noun : SETTLING
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a gradual sinking to a lower level ;
verb : SETTLING
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs" ;
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2. (
) 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" ;
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3. (
) settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" ;
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5. (
) come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" ;
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7. (
) become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" ;
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8. (
) 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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9. (
) establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans" ;
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10. (
) come to rest ;
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11. (
) arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart" ;
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12. (
) accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price" ;
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13. (
) end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled" ;
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14. (
) dispose of; make a financial settlement ;
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15. (
) become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled" ;
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16. (
) cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) ;
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18. (
) fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" ;
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19. (
) get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy" ;
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20. (
) make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal" ;
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21. (
) form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota" ;
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