I. ˈrest noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German rasta rest and perhaps to Old High German ruowa calm
Date: before 12th century
1. : repose , sleep ; specifically : 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
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- at rest
[
rest 5a(2): 1 whole, 2 half, 3 quarter, 4 eighth, 5 sixteenth
]
II. verb
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to get rest by lying down ; especially : 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 rest s on its pedestal
5.
a. : to remain confident : trust
cannot rest on that assumption
b. : to be based or founded
the verdict rest ed on several sound precedents
6. : to remain for action or accomplishment
the answer rest 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
transitive verb
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
rest ed all hope in his child
5. : to desist voluntarily from presenting evidence pertinent to (a case at law)
• rest·er noun
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English reste, literally, stoppage, short for areste, from Anglo-French arest, from arester to arrest
Date: 14th century
: a projection or attachment on the side of the breastplate of medieval armor for supporting the butt of a lance
IV. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French reste, from rester to remain, from Latin restare, from re- + stare to stand — more at stand
Date: 15th century
: something that remains over : remainder
ate the rest of the candy
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- for the rest