To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to
render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag
by shaking it.

To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or
question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or
constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind
when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to
a throne; to settle an allowance.

To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install
as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a
minister.

To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable
condition; – said of the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear
weather settles the roads.

To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to
render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.

To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm,
steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to
fix in business, in a home, or the like.

A bench; especially, a bench with a high back.

A seat of any kind.

A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform
lower than some other part.

To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink;
to render pure or clear; – said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or
the grounds of coffee.