Rest
Definition of Rest
Pronunciation: rĕst | v. t. | 1. | To arrest. | | n. | 1. | A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. | | 2. | Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security. | | 3. | Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death. | | 4. | That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work. | | 5. | (Anc. Armor) A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance. | | 6. | A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode. | | 7. | (Pros.) A short pause in reading verse; a cæsura. | | 8. | The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. | | 9. | A set or game at tennis. | | 10. | (Mus.) 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. | | v. i. | 1. | To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion. | | 2. | To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.There rest, if any rest can harbor there. - Milton. | | 3. | To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch. | | 4. | To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal. | | 5. | To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead. | | 6. | To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise. | | 7. | To be satisfied; to acquiesce. | | v. t. | 1. | To lay or place at rest; to quiet. | | 2. | To place, as on a support; to cause to lean. | | n. | 1. | That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue. | | 2. | Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others. | | 3. | (Com.) 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. | | v. i. | 1. | To be left; to remain; to continue to be. |
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