Definitions of rest:

• noun:   freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
• noun:   a support on which things can be put

  Example: "The gun was steadied on a special rest"

• noun:   a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
• noun:   euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

  Example: "She was laid to rest beside her husband"

• noun:   a state of inaction

  Example: "A body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"

• noun:   a pause for relaxation

  Example: "People actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

• noun:   something left after other parts have been taken away

  Example: "He threw away the rest"

• verb:   be inactive, refrain from acting

  Example: "The committee is resting over the summer"

• verb:   be inherent or innate in;
• verb:   take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
• verb:   give a rest to

  Example: "He rested his bad leg"

• verb:   not move; be in a resting position
• verb:   put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

  Example: "Rest your head on my shoulder"

• verb:   be at rest
• verb:   have a place in relation to something else

  Example: "The responsibility rests with the Allies"

• verb:   rest on or as if on a pillow
• verb:   stay the same; remain in a certain state

  Example: "Rest assured"

• verb:   sit, as on a branch