settle vs lay

settle and lay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
settle	Yes	No	Yes	No
lay	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, lay is a hypernym of settle; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than settle:

Other hypernyms of settle include place, pose, position, put, set.

As verbs, lay is a hypernym of settle; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than settle:

Other hypernyms of settle include place, pose, position, put, set.

settle (noun)	lay (noun)
a long wooden bench with a back	a narrative poem of popular origin
	a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

settle (adjective)	lay (adjective)
	not of or from a profession
	characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

settle (verb)	lay (verb)
take up residence and become established	put in a horizontal position
form a community	put into a certain place or abstract location
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style	lay eggs
establish or develop as a residence	prepare or position for action or operation
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form	impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
come as if by falling
bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle conclusively; come to terms
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
come to terms
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
fix firmly
arrange or fix in the desired order
come to rest
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
sink down or precipitate
go under
become clear by the sinking of particles
dispose of; make a financial settlement