n.
Function: verb
1 to dispose oneself at ease in order to relieve or avoid fatigue FF1C; she is resting in the bedroom after a hard day's work FF1E;
Synonyms: lie, lie down, recline, repose, stretch (out)
Related Words: doze, nap, nod, sleep, slumber, snooze
2 to refrain from labor or exertion FF1C; planned to do nothing but rest during his vacation FF1E;
Synonyms: relax, rest up, unbend, unlax
Related Words: loaf, loll, lounge; ease off, ease up, let down, let up, slacken, slack off
Idioms: take it easy, take life easy
Contrasted Words: labor, toil, work; drudge, grind, slave
3 to allow an interval of rest from exertion FF1C; they rested for ten minutes before going back to work FF1E;
Synonyms: breathe, lay off, lie by, spell
Idioms: lie ( or rest) on one's oars, stop for breath, take a break ( or rest), take five ( or ten), take time out
4
Synonyms: BASE , bottom, establish, found, ground, predicate, stay
Related Words: depend, hang, hinge; count, rely