Verb settle down has 3 senses
- settle, settle down - settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"
--1 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
--2 is one way to stabilize, stabilise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it - become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."
--3 is one way to change state, turn
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
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