Definitions for settling

(a gradual sinking to a lower level)

(settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs")

(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")

(settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument")

(take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest")

(come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up")

(go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned")

(become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down")

(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")

(establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans")

(come to rest)

(arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart")

(accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price")

(end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled")

(dispose of; make a financial settlement)

(become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled")

(cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids))

(sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm")

(fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair")

(get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy")

(make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal")

(form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota")

(come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell")