Definition of "rest"
- noun
Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
A final position after death.
A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
Absence of motion.
A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
Any object designed to be used to support something else.
That which remains.
- verb
To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
To come to a pause or an end; end.
To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
To be or to put into a state of rest.
To stay, remain, be situated.
To lean, lie, or lay.
To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.).
To sleep; slumber.
To lie dormant.
To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
To remain.
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