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To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.

To come to a pause or an end; end.

To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.

To be or to put into a state of rest.

Example: I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth.

To remain.

To arrest.

The action of rest

A place where one can rest; a resting-place.

A pause; a break; an interlude.

That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.

Unemployed; out of work.

Remaining; stationary.