Bound
Settle
Settle verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
-
Joshua would be bound to marry her, and he doesn't want to settle down just yet.
Source: Literature / Dora Wilk Series - In the year 2995, the Federation of Planets' attempt to settle the Rouyn and Mistassini star systems is halted by unidentified raiders attacking the supply ships bound for these new outposts through the Caldorre system.
Cite this Source
Settle and Bound. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bound/settle
Bound & Settle. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bound/settle>.
Settle or Bound. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bound/settle.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "bound" and "settle" have occurred on timeline