vverb.motionsettle into a position, usually on a surface or groundSynset:settle
Examples:- dust settled on the roofs
Hypernyms:lay place pose position put set
Inherited Hypernyms:settleputmove
Direct Hyponyms:sediment
Full Troponyms:sediment
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changebecome settled or established and stable in one's residence or life styleSynset:root settle steady down take root
Hypernyms:stabilise stabilize
Inherited Hypernyms:settlestabilizechange
Direct Hyponyms:roost
Full Troponyms:roost
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.emotionbecome quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitationSynset:calm calm down chill out cool it cool off simmer down
Examples:- After the fight both men need to cool off.
- It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.
Derivationally Related Form:calm
Hypernyms:change state turn
Inherited Hypernyms:calmchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s