Meaning of 'rest'

noun

freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

Synonyms: relaxation

noun

a support on which things can be put

Example: "the gun was steadied on a special rest"

noun

a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

noun

something left after other parts have been taken away

Synonyms: residual

noun

euphemism for death, based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb

Example: "I was laid to rest beneath my favorite tree."

Synonyms: eternal rest sleep eternal sleep quietus

noun

a state of inaction

Example: "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"

noun

a pause for relaxation

Example: "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

Synonyms: relief

verb

be at rest

verb

stay the same

Synonyms: stay

verb

take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

Synonyms: breathe catch one's breath take a breather

verb

give a rest to

Example: "I rested my bad leg for an hour after the softball game."

verb

rest on or as if on a pillow

Synonyms: pillow

verb

sit, as on a branch

Synonyms: perch roost

verb

not move

Example: "be in a resting position"

verb

put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

verb

be inactive, refrain from acting

Example: "The committee is resting over the summer"

verb

be inherent or innate in

Synonyms: repose

verb

have a place in relation to something else

Synonyms: lie