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settle down   (TTS Sound)

The verb settle down has 3 senses

• settle, settle down -- (settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs")


• settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down -- (become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down")


• calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it -- (become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.")