Settle vs Fall - What's the Difference?

Fall

Settle

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
  • a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
  • a movement downward
  • the season when the leaves fall from the trees
  • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
  • a downward slope or bend
  • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
  • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
  • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
  • when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
  • a sudden drop from an upright position
  • the time of day immediately following sunset
Definition as Noun
  • a long wooden bench with a back
Definition as Verb
  • descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
  • pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
  • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
  • die, as in battle or in a hunt
  • be captured
  • occur at a specified time or place
  • yield to temptation or sin
  • lose office or power
  • to be given by assignment or distribution
  • move in a specified direction
  • be due
  • lose one's chastity
  • to be given by right or inheritance
  • slope downward
  • drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
  • assume a disappointed or sad expression
  • be cast down
  • come out; issue
  • be born, used chiefly of lambs
  • begin vigorously
  • go as if by falling
  • come into the possession of
  • come under, be classified or included
  • decrease in size, extent, or range
  • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  • come as if by falling
  • lose an upright position suddenly
  • fall or flow in a certain way
  • fall to somebody by assignment or lot
  • fall from clouds
  • be inherited by
  • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
Definition as Verb
  • become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
  • establish or develop as a residence
  • come to rest
  • arrange or fix in the desired order
  • accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
  • end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
  • dispose of; make a financial settlement
  • become clear by the sinking of particles
  • cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
  • form a community
  • bring to an end; settle conclusively
  • fix firmly
  • come as if by falling
  • make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
  • get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
  • take up residence and become established
  • come to terms
  • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
  • settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
  • go under
  • settle conclusively; come to terms
  • sink down or precipitate

Synonyms

Examples

  • "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
  • "a fall from virtue"
  • "the rise and fall of the tides"
  • "in the fall of 1973"
  • "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
  • "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
  • "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
  • "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
  • "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
  • "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
  • "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
  • "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
  • "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
  • "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"
  • "The cities fell to the enemy"
  • "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"
  • "Adam and Eve fell"
  • "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
  • "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student"
  • "The line of men fall forward"
  • "payments fall on the 1st of the month"
  • "a fallen woman"
  • "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
  • "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
  • "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"
  • "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
  • "his eyes fell"
  • "silly phrases fell from her mouth"
  • "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
  • "The prisoners fell to work right away"
  • "Grief fell from our hearts"
  • "The house accrued to the oldest son"
  • "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
  • "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
  • "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
  • "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"
  • "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
  • "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
  • "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
  • "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
  • "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
  • "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"
  • "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
  • "She settled the teacart"
  • "We settled for a lower price"
  • "The two parties finally settled"
  • "the liquid gradually settled"
  • "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
  • "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
  • "He ensconced himself in the chair"
  • "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
  • "let's finalize the proposal"
  • "I finally settled with my old enemy"
  • "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
  • "After some discussion we finally made up"
  • "He finally settled down"
  • "dust settled on the roofs"
  • "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
  • "We finally settled the argument"
  • "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Noun, Verb

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