rest1
v.
- cease work or movement in order to relax or recover strength.
▸allow to be inactive in order to regain strength or health.
▸(of a problem or subject) be left without further investigation or discussion.
- place or be placed so as to stay in a specified position.
▸lie buried.
▸
(rest on)
(of a look) alight or be steadily directed on.
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(rest on)
be based on; depend on.
▸
(rest something in/on)
place hope, trust, or confidence in or on.
▸be the responsibility of or belong to a specified person:
ultimate control rested with the founders.
- N. Amer. conclude the case for the prosecution or defence in a court of law.
n.
- an instance or period of resting.
▸a motionless state.
- Music an interval of silence of a specified duration.
▸the sign denoting this.
▸a pause in speech or verse.
- an object that is used to hold or support something.
Phrase
- rest one's case
conclude one's presentation of evidence and arguments in a lawsuit.
Etymology
OE ræst, rest (n.), ræstan, restan (v.), of Gmc origin, from a root meaning ‘league’ or ‘mile’ (referring to a distance after which one rests).
rest2
n.
- the remaining part of something.
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[treated as pl.]
the remaining people or things; the others.
- Anatomy a small, detached portion of an organ or tissue.
- a rally in real tennis.
v.
remain or be left in a specified condition:
rest assured we will do everything we can.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. reste (n.), rester (v.), from L. restare ‘remain’.