settle down
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
dust settled on the roofs
Types & categories
Sense 2 verb
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
He finally settled down
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Sense 3 verb
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
After the fight both men need to cool off.
Types & categories
- change state hypernym
Related & opposite
- composure derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | put |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sediment |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | stabilise |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | roost |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | composure |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change state |