freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
"took his repose by the swimming pool"
a pause for relaxation
"people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
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"
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
"The conductor raised his baton to let the violins hold their notes while the cellos paused on a rest before the final chord."
Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
"The developer implemented REST architecture to ensure the API could scale efficiently across multiple devices."
That which remains.
Acronym of representational state transfer.
In plain English: Rest is a break from work or activity where you relax and let your body recover.
"The child needed some quiet rest after playing all day."
not move; be in a resting position
"After running for an hour, I leaned against the wall and let my body rest until my legs stopped shaking."
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
"After hiking for three hours, we decided to rest by the river and enjoy some cold drinks."
be at rest
"The engine finally quieted down, and the car sat completely at rest in the driveway."
put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
"Rest your head on my shoulder"
To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
"The hunter waited until his prey rested before firing his gun."
To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
To arrest.
In plain English: To rest means to stop moving or working so your body can relax and recover energy.
"She decided to rest after her long walk."
Usage: Use the verb rest to indicate pausing an activity so that you can recover energy, rather than simply stopping permanently like "quit." It often functions as a transitive verb when followed by what is being supported (e.g., "rest your head") or intransitively for taking a break.
Acronym of Revised Extended Standard Theory.
"The linguistics professor explained that REST stands for Revised Extended Standard Theory, a framework used to analyze syntactic structures in generative grammar."
The word "rest" comes from the Middle English and Old English terms for sleep or repose. It has been used in English with this same meaning since ancient times.