Definition of Rest
Rest
rest
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to stop moving, working, or doing anything strenuous and to become inactive in order to recover energy, strength, or health or to relax;
e.g. I stopped to rest after running for such a long time. You need time to rest your injured leg or else it will become worse.
(verb)
to be placed in a particular position, often supported so as to stay in this position, or to place something in this manner, sometimes figuratively;
e.g. His hands rest on the table in front of him. Her eyes came to rest on the open book.
(verb)
to depend or be based on something, sometimes figuratively as to trust or hope that something is the case;
e.g. The final decisions rest with him, so you should make your request to him. She didn't want to rest on the assumption that the bike would still be there in the morning.
(noun)
a period of relaxing and being inactive by stopping work, movement, or strenuous activity, or an instance of this;
e.g. We stopped for a rest before continuing our hike.
(noun)
a structure designed for providing something with support;
e.g. He placed the ladle on a special rest when he wasn't using it to stir the soup.
(noun)
a period of silence in a piece of music, or the symbol used to represent such a period in musical notation;
e.g. The musicians counted during the rest so they would know when to begin playing again.
(noun)
the portion of something that is left remaining, or the portion of things/people left remaining;
e.g. She ate half of the sandwich and saved the rest for later.
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