rest1
  
  v.
    - cease work or movement in order to relax or recover strength. ▸allow to be inactive in order to regain strength or health. ▸(of a problem or subject) be left without further investigation or discussion. 
- place or be placed so as to stay in a specified position. ▸lie buried. ▸
(rest on)
 (of a look) alight or be steadily directed on. 
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(rest on)
 be based on; depend on. ▸
(rest something in/on)
 place hope, trust, or confidence in or on. ▸be the responsibility of or belong to a specified person: ![]()  ultimate control rested with the founders. 
- N. Amer. conclude the case for the prosecution or defence in a court of law.
n.
   - an instance or period of resting. ▸a motionless state. 
- Music  an interval of silence of a specified duration. ▸the sign denoting this. ▸a pause in speech or verse. 
- an object that is used to hold or support something.
Phrase
  
    
      - rest one's case
 conclude one's presentation of evidence and arguments in a lawsuit.
 
  Etymology
  OE ræst, rest (n.), ræstan, restan (v.), of Gmc origin, from a root meaning ‘league’ or ‘mile’ (referring to a distance after which one rests).
 
  
    
rest2
  
  n.
   - the remaining part of something. ▸
[treated as pl.]
 the remaining people or things; the others. 
- Anatomy  a small, detached portion of an organ or tissue.
- a rally in real tennis.
v.
 remain or be left in a specified condition:
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 rest assured we will do everything we can.
Etymology
  ME: from OFr. reste (n.), rester (v.), from L. restare ‘remain’.