give (something) a rest

: to make a present of

: to grant or bestow by formal action

: to accord or yield to another

: capacity or tendency to yield to force or strain : flexibility

: the ability of a material to bend or stretch

: some indeterminate or unspecified thing

: some indeterminate amount more than a specified number

: a person or thing of consequence

: in some degree : somewhat

used as an intensive giving adverbial force to an adjective

: repose, sleep

: freedom from activity or labor

: a state of motionlessness or inactivity

: to get rest by lying down

: to lie dead

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

: a projection or attachment on the side of the breastplate of medieval armor for supporting the butt of a lance

: something that remains over : remainder