- 1. n a long wooden bench with a back v settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground v bring to an end; settle conclusively v settle conclusively; come to terms v take up residence and become established v come to terms v go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" v become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style v become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet v establish or develop as a residence v come to rest v arrange or fix in the desired order v accept despite lack of complete satisfaction v end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement v dispose of; make a financial settlement v become clear by the sinking of particles v cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) v sink down or precipitate v fix firmly v get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury v make final; put the last touches on; put into final form v form a community v come as if by falling Source: ecdict
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