Definitions for the word "rest" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. v. t.
To arrest.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. n.
A set or game at tennis.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. n.
Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. n.
To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. n.
To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
14. n.
To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
15. n.
To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
16. n.
To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
17. n.
To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
18. n.
To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
19. v. t.
To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
20. v. t.
To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
21. n.
That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
22. n.
Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
23. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
24. v. i.
To be left; to remain; to continue to be.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
25. v.
1 cease from exertion, action, etc. 2 be still or asleep, esp. To refresh oneself or recover strength. 3 give relief or repose to; allow to rest. 4 (foll. By on, upon, against) lie on; be supported by. 5 (foll. By on, upon) depend or be based on. 6 (foll. By on, upon) (of a look) alight or be steadily directed on. 7 (foll. By on, upon) place for support or foundation on. 8 (of a problem or subject) be left without further investigation or discussion (let the matter rest). 9 a lie in death. B (foll. By in) lie buried in (a churchyard etc.). 10 (as rested adj.) Refreshed by resting. n. 1 repose or sleep. 2 cessation of exertion, activity, etc. 3 period of resting. 4 support for holding or steadying something. 5 mus. A interval of silence. B sign denoting this. at rest not moving; not agitated or troubled; dead. Be resting euphem. (of an actor) be out of work. Rest one''s case conclude one''s argument etc. Rest on one''s laurels not seek further success. Rest on one''s oars relax one''s efforts. Set at rest settle or relieve (a question, a person''s mind, etc.). [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
26. n.
(prec. By the) the remaining part or parts; the others; the remainder of some quantity or number. v. 1 remain in a specified state (rest assured). 2 (foll. By with) be left in the hands or charge of (the final arrangements rest with you). for the rest as regards anything else. [french rester remain]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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