rest

²rest

verb

Definition of REST

intransitive verb

1

a : to get rest by lying down; especially : sleep b : to lie dead

2

: to cease from action or motion : refrain from labor or exertion

3

: to be free from anxiety or disturbance

4

: to sit or lie fixed or supported <a column rests on its pedestal>

5

a : to remain confident : trust <cannot rest on that assumption> b : to be based or founded <the verdict rested on several sound precedents>

6

: to remain for action or accomplishment <the answer rests with you>

7

of farmland : to remain idle or uncropped

8

: to bring to an end voluntarily the introduction of evidence in a law case

transitive verb

1

: to give rest to

2

: to set at rest

3

: to place on or against a support

4

: to cause to be firmly fixed <rested all hope in his child>

5

: to desist voluntarily from presenting evidence pertinent to (a case at law)

— rest·er noun

Examples of REST

1. We will not rest until we discover the truth.
2. The workers were resting in the shade.
3. He is resting comfortably after his ordeal.
4. She went to her room to rest for a while.
5. The coach canceled practice to rest his team.
6. He rested his horse before continuing the journey.
7. You should rest your eyes after all that reading.
8. The pitcher needs to rest his arm.
9. The spoon was resting in the cup.
10. The house rests on a concrete foundation.

First Known Use of REST

before 12th century

Related to REST

Synonyms: bask, kick back, loll, lounge, relax, repose

Related Words: bum, goldbrick, hang, hang about [British], hang around, idle, loaf, slack (off), veg out

Near Antonyms: drudge, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, work; exercise, work out

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