make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"
settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"
accept despite complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"
arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"
come to rest
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"
fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"
open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney
unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions"
make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"
sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit