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A short pause in a line of poetry; a caesura.
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A support for a lance on the side of the breastplate of medieval armor.
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Cessation of work, exertion, or activity.
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Games See bridge1.
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idiom
At rest Asleep.
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At rest Dead.
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At rest Free from anxiety or distress.
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At rest Motionless; inactive.
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Lay To bury (a dead body); inter.
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verb-transitive
Law To cease voluntarily the introduction of evidence in (a case).
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To base or ground: I rested my conclusion on that fact.
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To bring to rest; halt.
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To fix or direct (the gaze, for example).
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To give rest or repose to: rested my eyes.
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verb-intransitive
Law To cease voluntarily the presentation of evidence in a case: The defense rests.
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To be at peace or ease; be tranquil.
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To be fixed or directed on something: "His brown eyes rested on her for a moment” ( John le Carré).
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To be imposed or vested, as a responsibility or burden: The final decision rests with the chairperson.
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To be located or be in a specified place: The original manuscript rests in the museum.
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verb
To get rest by lying down.
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To lie dead.
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To cease from action or motion refrain from labor or exertion.
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To be free from anxiety or disturbance.
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To sit or lie fixed or supported .
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