rest [ˈrɛst]

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¹ rest noun

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² rest noun

• a period of time in which you relax, sleep, or do nothing after you have been active or doing work —usually singular
• a state in which there is no motion
• an object that is designed to support or hold something

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³ rest verb

• to stop doing work or an activity : to spend time relaxing, sleeping, or doing nothing after you have been active or doing work
• to give rest to (someone)
• to stop using (something) so that it can become strong again