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- Dictionaryrest/rɛst/
verb
- 1. cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength: "he needed to rest after the feverish activity" Similar relaxtake a restease up/offlet upslow downpausehave/take a breakunbendreposelazeidleloafdo nothingtake time offslack offunwindrecharge one's batteriesbe at leisuretake it easysit backsit downstand downloungeluxuriatelollslumpflopput one's feet uplie downgo to bedhave/take a napnapcatnapdozehave/take a siestadrowsesleepinformal:de-stresstake fivehave/take a breatherveg outsnoozesnatch forty winksget some shut-eyekiphave a kipget some kipchill outkick backcatch some Zsliterary:slumber
- ▪ allow to be inactive in order to regain strength or health: "her friend read to her while she rested her eyes"
- ▪ (of a body) lie buried: "the king's body rested in his tomb"
- ▪ used euphemistically by actors to indicate that they are out of work: British "she was an actress but doing domestic work while she was resting"
- ▪ leave (a player) out of a team temporarily: "both men were rested for the cup final"
- ▪ (of a problem or subject) be left without further investigation or discussion: "the council has urged the planning committee not to allow the matter to rest"
- ▪ allow (land) to lie fallow: "the field should be grazed or rested"
- 2. be placed or supported so as to stay in a specified position: "her elbow was resting on the arm of the sofa" Similar liebe laidreclinereposebebe placedbe positionedbe supported bybe propped up by
- ▪ place (something) so that it is supported in a specified position: "he rested a hand on her shoulder" Similar supportprop (up)steadybalanceleanlaysetsitstandpositionplaceput
- ▪ (of a look) alight or be steadily directed on: "his eyes rested briefly on the boy"
- 3. be based on; depend on: "the country's security rested on its alliances" Similar be based onbe grounded inbe founded ondepend onbe dependent onrely onhinge onturn onhang onpivot onbe contingent onrevolve aroundcentre on
- ▪ place hope, trust, or confidence on or in: "she rested her hopes in her attorney"
- ▪ be the responsibility of or belong to a specified person: "the final say rests with the regional assemblies"
- 4. conclude presentation of either party's case in a suit or prosecution: North American "the prosecution rests"
noun
- 1. an instance or period of resting: "you look as though you need a rest" Similar reposerelaxationleisureeaseinactivityrespitetime offtime outbreathing spacesleepperiod of relaxationperiod of reposenapdozesiestainformal:shut-eyesnoozelie-downforty winkskipliterary:slumberbreakbreathing spacepauseintervalinterludeintermissiontime offtime outleaveannual leaverecessholidayvacationinformal:breathervacay
- ▪ a motionless state: "the car accelerates rapidly from rest" Similar a standstilla halta stopstationary
- 2. an interval of silence of a specified duration.
- ▪ the sign denoting a musical rest.
- ▪ a pause in speech or verse.
- 3. an object that is used to support something: "a shoulder rest" Similar standbaseholdersupportstaypropbracerackhookframeshelfbrackettrestletripodplinthpedestalfoundationbedfootsubstructure
- ▪ a support or hook for a telephone receiver when not in use: "carefully the receiver was replaced on the rest"
- ▪ a support for a cue in billiards or snooker.
Word Origin Old Englishræst, rest (noun), ræstan, restan (verb), of Germanic origin, from a root meaning ‘league’ or ‘mile’ (referring to a distance after which one rests).
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