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rest1
rest1 [rest]
n.
[ME < OE, akin to Ger rast < IE base * ere-, *rē-, rest > Gr erōē, rest (from battle), OE row, Ger ruhe, rest, quiet, Goth razn, house]
1.
a) peace, ease, and refreshment as produced by sleep
b) sleep or repose, or a period of this
2. refreshing ease or inactivity after work or exertion
3. a period or occasion of inactivity, as during work or on a journey
4.
a) relief from anything distressing, annoying, tiring, etc.
b) peace of mind; mental and emotional calm; tranquillity
5. the repose of death
6. absence of motion; state of being still; immobility
7. a resting or stopping place; shelter or lodging place, as for travelers, sailors, etc.
8. a thing or device for supporting something; support: often used in combination [a footrest]
9. Music
a) a measured interval of silence between tones
b) any of various symbols indicating the length of such an interval
10. Prosody a short pause in a line of verse; caesura
vi.
[ME restan < OE ræstan < the n.; infl. in some senses (esp. REST1 5) by L restare, to stop, remain & the deriv. Fr rester]
1.
a) to get peace, ease, and refreshment by sleeping, lying down, etc.
b) to sleep
2. to get ease and refreshment by ceasing from work or exertion
3. to be at ease or at peace; be tranquil
4. to be dead
5. to be or become quiet, still, or inactive for a while
6. to remain without change or further action [to let a matter rest]
7. to be, or seem to be, supported; specif.,
a) to lie, sit, or lean
b) to be placed, based, or founded (in, on, upon, etc.)
8. to be placed or imposed as a burden or responsibility
9. to be or lie [the fault rests with him]
10. to be directed or fixed [my eyes rested on the picture]
11. to rely; depend
12. Agric. to remain unplowed or uncropped; lie fallow
☆ 13. Law to end voluntarily the introduction of evidence in a case
vt.
1. to give rest to; refresh by rest
2. to place, put, or lay for ease, support, etc. [to rest one's head on a pillow]
3. to base; ground [to rest an argument on trivialities]
4. to direct or fix (the eyes, etc.)
5. to bring to rest; stop
☆ 6. Law to end voluntarily the introduction of evidence in (a case)
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at rest
in a state of rest; specif.,
a) asleep
b) immobile
c) free from distress, care, etc.
d) dead
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lay to rest
to bury (a dead person)
rester
n.

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