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Meaning of 'rest'
Meaning of 'rest' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Rest 
[ n.]
- A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor;
tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. [ n.]- Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security.
- Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.
- That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.
- A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.
- A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
- A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura.
- The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.
- A set or game at tennis.
- Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc.
- To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.
- To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.
- To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.
- To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.
- To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.
- To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
- To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
- That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.
- Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
- A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
2. Rest [ v. i.]
- To be left; to remain; to continue to be. [ v. i.]3. Rest [ v. t.]
- To arrest. [ v. t.]- To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
- To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.
Meaning of 'rest' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. rest [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a state of inaction
- a state of inaction
Example in sentence:
- a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon
Meaning (2):
- a pause for relaxation
- a pause for relaxation
Example in sentence:
- people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
Meaning (3):
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
Example in sentence:
- she was laid to rest beside her husband;
- they had to put their family pet to sleep
Meaning (4):
- a support on which things can be put
- a support on which things can be put
Example in sentence:
- the gun was steadied on a special rest
Meaning (5):
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- something left after other parts have been taken away
Example in sentence:
- he threw away the rest;
- he took what he wanted and I got the balance;
- there was no remainder
Meaning (6):
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Example in sentence:
- took his repose by the swimming pool
2. rest [ v]
[ v]Meaning (7):
- give a rest to
- give a rest to
Example in sentence:
- He rested his bad leg;
- Rest the dogs for a moment
Meaning (8):
- rest on or as if on a pillow
- rest on or as if on a pillow
Example in sentence:
- pillow your head
Meaning (9):
- put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
- put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
Example in sentence:
- Rest your head on my shoulder
Meaning (10):
- sit, as on a branch
- sit, as on a branch
Example in sentence:
- The birds perched high in the tree
Meaning (11):
- be inactive, refrain from acting
- be inactive, refrain from acting
Example in sentence:
- The committee is resting over the summer
Meaning (12):
- stay the same; remain in a certain state
- stay the same; remain in a certain state
Example in sentence:
- He remained unmoved by her tears;
- rest assured;
- stay alone;
- The bad weather continued for another week;
- The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
Meaning (13):
- have a place in relation to something else
- have a place in relation to something else
Example in sentence:
- The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West;
- The responsibility rests with the Allies
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