Definition of rest
(Entry 1 of 4)
2a
: freedom from activity or labor
b
: a state of motionlessness or inactivity
c
: the repose of death
3
: a place for resting or lodging
4
: peace of mind or spirit
5a(1)
: a rhythmic silence in music
(2)
: a character representing such a silence
b
: a brief pause in reading
6
: something used for support
at rest
1
: resting or reposing especially in sleep or death
2
: quiescent, motionless
3
: free of anxieties
rest
verb
rested; resting; rests
Definition of rest (Entry 2 of 4)
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
5a
: 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
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
noun (2)Definition of rest (Entry 3 of 4)
: a projection or attachment on the side of the breastplate of medieval armor for supporting the butt of a lance
rest
noun (3)Definition of rest (Entry 4 of 4)
: something that remains over : remainder
ate the rest of the candy
for the rest
: with regard to remaining issues or needs
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The first known use of rest was before the 12th century
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