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noun

/rest/

singular	rest
plural	rests

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1
[singular] the part of something that remains
I'm not really hungry – do you want the rest?
rest of:
We spent the rest of the day watching TV.
Rain will spread to the rest of the country by evening.
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1. a.
  the people or things that remain
  Jim had become separated from the rest and got completely lost.
  rest of:
  The rest of the gang's leaders were either dead or in jail.
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2
[countable/uncountable] a period of time that you spend relaxing or sleeping after doing something tiring
Can we stop for a minute? I need a rest.
He was ordered to have complete rest after his heart attack.
rest from:
She took a well-earned rest from her studies.
take/have a rest:
He took a short rest in the afternoon.
get some rest:
You should go and get some rest before tonight's performance.
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3
[countable] an object used for supporting something
'Well?' she demanded, as he replaced the receiver on its rest.
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See also armrest, backrest, bookrest, footrest, headrest
4
[countable] music a pause of a particular length in a piece of music. For example a breve rest is the length of a breve.
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1. a.
  a symbol written on a piece of music showing how long this pause is
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phrases

and (all) the rest (of it)
informal
used at the end of a list for referring to other similar people or things that you have not mentioned
There's so much competition from satellite TV, local radio, and the rest.
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and the rest
humorous
used for saying that a number or amount is in fact much higher than someone has said
'He must be nearly 50.' 'And the rest!'
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at rest
1. 1
  formal not moving
  Blood pressure is normal when the patient is at rest.
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2. 2
  an expression meaning 'dead', used in situations where the word 'dead' might upset someone
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come to rest
1. 1
  to finally stop moving
  The vehicle skidded across the road before coming to rest against a wall.
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2. 2
  if your eyes come to rest on someone or something, they look at that person or thing and stop looking around at different people or things
  come to rest on:
  Her eyes came to rest on the handsome man sitting opposite.
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for the rest
British formal
used for introducing a summary of the other aspects of a subject after you have dealt in detail with the most important part
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give something a rest
informal
1. 1
  to stop doing something for a period of time
  He's going to give football a rest for a while.
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2. 2
  give it a rest
  informal used for telling someone to stop saying or doing something that is annoying you
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lay/put something to rest
to finally show that something is not true
Their smiling faces laid to rest the stories of an impending divorce.
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and (all) the rest (of it)

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give something a rest

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