[rest] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG rasta rest and perh. to OHG ruowa calm] (bef. 12c) 1: repose, sleep; specif: a bodily state characterized by minimal functional and metabolic activities
2. a: freedom from activity or labor b: a state of motionlessness or inactivity c: the repose of death
3: a place for resting or lodging
4: peace of mind or spirit
5. a (1): a rhythmic silence in music (2): a character representing such a silence b: a brief pause in reading
6: something used for support -- at rest 1: resting or reposing esp. in sleep or death
2: quiescent, motionless
3: free of anxieties
[2]rest vi (bef. 12c) 1 a: to get rest by lying down; esp: sleep b: to lie dead
2: to cease from action or motion: refrain from labor or exertion
3: to be free from anxiety or disturbance
4: to sit or lie fixed or supported "a column ~s on its pedestal"
5. a: to remain confident: trust "cannot ~ on that assumption" b: to be based or founded "the verdict ~ed on several sound precedents"
6: to remain for action or accomplishment "the answer ~s with you"
7. of farmland: to remain idle or uncropped 8: to bring to an end voluntarily the introduction of evidence in a law case ~ vt 1: to give rest to
2: to set at rest
3: to place on or against a support
4: to cause to be firmly fixed "~ed all hope in his child"
5: to stop voluntarily from presenting evidence pertinent to (a case at law) -- rest.er n [3]rest n [ME reste, lit., stoppage, short for areste, fr. MF, fr. OF, fr. arester to arrest] (14c): a projection or attachment on the side of the breastplate of medieval armor for supporting the butt of a lance [4]rest n [ME, fr. MF reste, fr. rester to remain, fr. L restare, fr. re- + stare to stand--more at stand] (15c): something that remains over: remainder "ate the ~ of the candy" -- for the rest : with regard to remaining issues or needs