REST

Definition of REST

  1. (noun)something left after other parts have been taken away
  2. (noun)freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
  3. (noun)a pause for relaxation
  4. (noun)a state of inaction
  5. (noun)euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
  6. (noun)a support on which things can be put
  7. (noun)a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
  8. (verb)not move; be in a resting position
  9. (verb)take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
  10. (verb)give a rest to
  11. (verb)have a place in relation to something else
  12. (verb)be at rest
  13. (verb)stay the same; remain in a certain state
  14. (verb)be inherent or innate in
  15. (verb)put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
  16. (verb)sit, as on a branch
  17. (verb)rest on or as if on a pillow
  18. (verb)be inactive, refrain from acting