Intransitive Verb To resolve (a lawsuit or dispute) by mutual agreement of the parties rather than by court decision, To place or arrange in a desired position, To restore calmness or comfort to, noun_ Specifically, a seat longer than a chair; a bench with a high back and arms, made to accommodate two or more persons, A seat fixed or placed at the foot of a bedstead, One of the successive platforms or stages leading up from the floor to the great altar of the Jewish Temple