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rest(4) (iou)

rest verb1.

I. verb intrans.
Take rest by lying down, and esp. by going to sleep; lie still to refresh oneself, lie asleep. With adverbs, sleep well etc. OE.
C. Bront? Too feverish to rest, I rose as..day dawned.
b. Lie in death, lie in the grave. OE.
C. Kingsley Let her rest in peace. F. O'Connor Mother would rest easier in her grave, knowing it was guarded.
c. Of the body of a dead person: remain at an undertaker's, a chapel, etc., before burial or cremation. Usu. in the progressive, be resting. M20.
Take rest by cessation of or freedom from labour, exertion, or activity, desist or refrain from effort or activity; become or remain inactive. OE.
Milton The Harp Had work and rested not. E. M. Forster Instead of resting.., I paid a round of calls. C. P. Snow Mother could not rest until my father got a job.
b. Cease from, to do; take a rest from. LME.
Guardian Resting from his labours.
c. Of land: lie fallow. M19.
d. Theatrical. Of an actor: be (temporarily) out of work, be unemployed. Usu. in the progressive, be resting. L19.
Be at ease, be in quiet; have peace of mind; continue without change of state or place; remain. OE.
F. Burney I could not rest till I had the honour of assuring you. Scott Fitzgerald In the ditch..rested a new coupe.
b. Stop or cease at a certain point and remain thereafter inoperative or inactive; (of a problem etc.) stop being pursued or discussed. L16.
R. P. Graves There the matter rested. M. Spark I'd let it rest..I wouldn't take that risk.
c. Voluntarily conclude presenting evidence in a law case. US. M19.
Tucson (Arizona) Citizen A department attorney intoned, 'The government rests'.
Come to have a place or position, settle, alight, lie, on, upon; lie or lean on, upon, or against a person or thing to obtain rest or support; be supported or spread out on, upon; be propped against. OE.
Sir W. Scott The roof..rested upon four..arches. R. C. Hutchinson One hand resting on the trunk. G. Greene He slid the plank..so that one end rested on a large stone. R. Dahl Never..resting on one thing for..a moment. Scientific American The..piston rests against the..plate.
b. Of the eyes, a look, etc.: come to be directed steadily on, upon. E19.
A. J. Cronin His eyes searching, rested finally..upon Andrew.
a. Rely on, upon; (now rare) trust to. ME.
b. Depend on, upon; be based or founded on. M16.
K. Tynan The inference..rests on a few ambiguous lines. G. S. Haight Miss Lewis's..evangelicalism rested on diligent study of the Scriptures.
Remain confident or hopeful; put trust in. LME.
a. Be vested in; consist in, lie in. L15-M17.
b. Lie in or remain with a person, as something to be accomplished or determined. L16.
R. W. Clark The decision..rested with the individual.
II. verb trans.
refl.
a. Take a rest. OE.
M. W. Montagu Glad to stay there a day to rest myself.
b. With adjective compl.: continue being, remain. arch. LME.
Tennyson Rest thee sure That I shall love thee.
c. Rely upon. rare. E-M17.
Bible (AV): 2 Chronicles 32:8 The people rested themselues vpon the words of Hezekiah.
Give or allow rest or repose to; relieve or refresh by rest; lay to rest. ME.
Shakespeare Merchant of Venice Is my boyGod rest his soul!alive or dead? D. Dunn He kneels upright to rest his back.
b. Allow to remain undisturbed, quiescent, or inactive; leave to lie fallow. L16.
J. L. Harper The sward was then rested from grazing.
c. Voluntarily conclude presenting evidence pertinent to (a law case etc.). US. E20.
New Yorker The prosecution rested the government's case.
Place, lay, or set on or upon something for support or restraint; place (the weight of something) on. ME.
J. M. Coetzee I rest my hand on his shoulder.
b. Make or allow to depend on. M18.
Place or settle in. LME.
S. Weintraub Lehzen,..in whom the Princess could rest her confidence.
Phrases, & with adverbs in specialized senses: rest on one's laurels: see LAUREL noun 2. rest on one's oars: see OAR noun. rest up (a) recover one's strength by resting; (b) = sense 9 above.
rester noun LME.

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