settle : Idioms & Phrases
Settle bed
- a bed convertible into a seat. Eng.
Webster 1913
settle down
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verb settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
settle.
- dust settled on the roofs
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verb become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
settle; root; take root; steady down.
- He finally settled down
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verb become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
cool off; calm; calm down; simmer down; cool it; chill out.
- After the fight both men need to cool off.
- It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.
WordNet
settle on
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verb become fixed (on)
fixate.
- Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon
WordNet
thickly settled
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adjective satellite densely populated
populous.
WordNet
To settle on ∨ upon
- to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to. "I . . . have settled upon him a good annuity." Addison.
Webster 1913
To settle the land
(Naut.) , to cause it to sink, or appear lower, by receding from it.
