rest

1. 1

   Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.uncountable

   • I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.
   • The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.
2. 2

   Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.countable

   • We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.
3. 3

   Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.uncountable

   • It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.
4. 4

   A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.uncountable

   • The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.
   • The ocean was finally at rest.
5. 5

   A final position after death. Also, death itself: "Not alone, not alone would I go to my rest in the heart of the love..." -- George William Russell ("Love")euphemisticuncountable

   • She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.
6. 6

   A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.countable

   • Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.
7. 7

   A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.countable

8. 8

   Absence of motion.uncountable

   • The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.
9. 9

   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.countable

   • Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest.
10. 10

    Any object designed to be used to support something else.countable

    • She put the phone receiver back in its rest.
    • He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair.

ant. activity

1. 1

   To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.intransitive

   • My day's work is over; now I will rest.
   • I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth.
2. 2

   To come to a pause or an end; end.intransitive

3. 3

   To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.intransitive

   • There rest, if any rest can harbour there.
4. 4

   To put into a state of rest.copulativereflexivetransitive

   • We need to rest the horses before we ride any further.
5. 5

   To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to.intransitive

   • The blame seems to rest with your father.
   • Copyright in the typographical arrangement rests with the Crown.
6. 6

   To rely or depend on.intransitive

   • The decision rests on getting a bank loan.
7. 7

   To be based on; to rely on something for proof or explanationintransitive

   • On him I rested, after long debate, / And not without considering, fixed fate.
8. 8

   To lean, lie, or lay.intransitivereflexivetransitive

   • A column rests on its pedestal.
   • I rested my head in my hands.
9. 9

   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.)USambitransitive

   • The defense rests, your Honor.
   • I rest my case.
10. 10

    To sleep; slumber.intransitive

syn. relieve · lean · place · put · lie

1. 1

   That which remains.uncountable

   • She ate some of the food, but was not hungry enough to eat it all, so she put the rest in the refrigerator to finish later.
2. 2

   Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.uncountable

   • Plato and the rest of the philosophers
   • Arm'd like the rest, the Trojan prince appears.
3. 3

   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.UKuncountable

1. 1

   To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.

   • You can rest assured that a sick child will say when it's again ready to eat, so it won't starve and doesn't need to be cajoled into eating.
   • Rest you merry.
2. 2

   To keep a certain way.obsoletetransitive

   • God rest you merry, gentlemen.

1. 1

   To arrest.colloquialobsoletetransitive