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Meaning of rest

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  rest
      n 1: 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" [syn:
           {remainder}, {balance}, {residual}, {residue}, {residuum},
           {rest}]
      2: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility);
         "took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: {rest}, {ease},
         {repose}, {relaxation}]
      3: a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when
         they take time for short rests" [syn: {respite}, {rest},
         {relief}, {rest period}]
      4: a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest
         until acted upon"
      5: 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" [syn:
         {rest}, {eternal rest}, {sleep}, {eternal sleep}, {quietus}]
      6: a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied
         on a special rest"
      7: a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified
         duration
      v 1: not move; be in a resting position
      2: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
         [syn: {rest}, {breathe}, {catch one's breath}, {take a
         breather}]
      3: give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a
         moment"
      4: 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" [syn: {lie}, {rest}]
      5: be at rest [ant: {be active}, {move}]
      6: 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" [syn: {stay}, {remain}, {rest}]
         [ant: {change}]
      7: be inherent or innate in; [syn: {rest}, {reside}, {repose}]
      8: put something in a resting position, as for support or
         steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
      9: sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
         [syn: {perch}, {roost}, {rest}]
      10: rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" [syn:
          {pillow}, {rest}]
      11: be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting
          over the summer"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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