To set one's rest
to have a settled determination; - from an old game of cards, when one so expressed his intention to stand or rest upon his hand. - Shak.

v. i.

To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.

[imp. & p. p. Rested; p. pr. & vb. n. Resting.]

God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

- Gen. ii. 2.

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest.

- Ex. xxiii. 12.

To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.

There rest, if any rest can harbor there.

- Milton.

To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.

To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.

To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.

Fancy . . . then retries
Into her private cell when Nature rests.

- Milton.

To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.

On him I rested, after long debate,
And not without considering, fixed fate.

- Dryden.

To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

To rest in Heaven's determination.

- Addison.

To rest with
to be in the power of; to depend upon; as, it rests with him to decide.

v. t.

To lay or place at rest; to quiet.

Your piety has paid
All needful rites, to rest my wandering shade.

- Dryden.

To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.

Her weary head upon your bosom rest.

- Waller.

That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.

Religion gives part of its reward in hand, the present comfort of having done our duty, and, for the rest, it offers us the best security that Heaven can give.

- Tillotson.

Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.

Armed like the rest, the Trojan prince appears.

- DRyden.

(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.

To be left; to remain; to continue to be.

The affairs of men rest still uncertain.

- Shak.

Noun	1.	rest - something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" Synonyms: remainder, residual, residuum, residue, balance
	2.	rest - freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" Synonyms: repose, ease, relaxation
	3.	rest - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" Synonyms: rest period, respite, relief
	4.	rest - a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
	5.	rest - euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" Synonyms: eternal rest, eternal sleep, quietus, sleep
	6.	rest - a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
	7.	rest - a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
Verb	1.	rest - not move; be in a resting position
	2.	rest - take a short break from one's activities in order to relax Synonyms: catch one's breath, take a breather, breathe
	3.	rest - give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
	4.	rest - have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" Synonyms: lie
	5.	rest - be at rest Antonyms: be active, move - be in a state of action; "she is always moving"
	6.	rest - stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" Synonyms: remain, stay
	7.	rest - be inherent or innate in; Synonyms: repose, reside
	8.	rest - put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
	9.	rest - sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee" Synonyms: perch, roost
	10.	rest - rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" Synonyms: pillow
	11.	rest - be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"

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