settle

/ˈset̬·əl/ v [I] (MOVE LOWER)

Definition

› to move to a lower level and stay there; drop: Dust can settle into the wet paint and spoil the finish. Unused farm machinery settled in high weeds behind the house.

(Definition of settle v (MOVE LOWER) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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settle the score idiom
settle up phrasal verb
settle v AGREE
settle v LIVE
settle v MAKE COMFORTABLE
settle v MOVE LOWER
settle v PAY
settle your nerves idiom
settle your stomach idiom
settled adj COMFORTABLE
settled adj LIVING IN ONE PLACE

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