2rest noun
plural rests 1 : a period of time in which you relax, sleep, or do nothing after you have been active or doing work [noncount] ▪ a day of rest ▪ I was ordered to get some rest. ▪ None of us had/got much rest last night. [count] — usually singular ▪ I need a rest. [=break] ▪ The coach canceled practice to give his team a rest. ▪ a 10-minute rest period — see also bed rest 2 [noncount] : a state in which there is no motion
▪ an object in a state of rest 3 [count] : an object that is designed to support or hold something
▪ a knife/spoon rest ▪ the violin's chin rest — see also armrest, footrest, headrest 4 [count] a : a period of silence between musical notes
b : a symbol in music that shows a period of silence between notes
▪ an object in a state of rest
▪ a knife/spoon rest ▪ the violin's chin rest — see also armrest, footrest, headrest
b : a symbol in music that shows a period of silence between notes
at rest 1 : not moving
▪ The object is at rest. [=motionless] 2 : no longer living : dead
▪ After years of suffering, she is finally at rest. 3 : in a relaxed and comfortable state
▪ You can set/put your mind at rest. [=you can relax and stop worrying]
▪ The object is at rest. [=motionless]
▪ After years of suffering, she is finally at rest.
▪ You can set/put your mind at rest. [=you can relax and stop worrying]
come to rest
: to stop moving
▪ The ball came to rest against the curb. ▪ Her eyes came to rest on a mysterious man. [=she stopped looking around and looked at the mysterious man]
▪ The ball came to rest against the curb. ▪ Her eyes came to rest on a mysterious man. [=she stopped looking around and looked at the mysterious man]
give it a rest
informal — used to tell someone to stop talking about something ▪ Oh, give it a rest! I don't want to hear it.
give (something) a rest
informal : to stop doing or using (something)
▪ Hey, give the TV remote a rest and go outside to play!
▪ Hey, give the TV remote a rest and go outside to play!
lay (someone) to rest
: to bury (someone who has died) — usually used as (be) laid to rest ▪ She was laid to rest in the church's graveyard.
lay/put to rest (something) or lay/put (something) to rest
: to make someone stop thinking about or believing (something) by showing it is not true
▪ I want to lay/put to rest any lingering doubts about my decision.
▪ I want to lay/put to rest any lingering doubts about my decision.
— compare 1rest
