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settle down
DEFINITIONS OF:
settle down
1
v
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
Synonyms:
root
,
settle
,
steady down
,
take root
Types:
roost
settle down or stay, as if on a roost
Type of:
stabilise
,
stabilize
become stable or more stable
v
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
Synonyms:
settle
Types:
sediment
settle as sediment
Type of:
lay
,
place
,
pose
,
position
,
put
,
set
put into a certain place or abstract location
v
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
“It took a while after the baby was born for things to
settle down
again.”
Synonyms:
calm
,
calm down
,
chill out
,
cool it
,
cool off
,
simmer down
Type of:
change state
,
turn
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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