rest

Sit, as on a branch.

Have a place in relation to something else.

“The responsibility rests with the Allies”

Be at rest.

Be inactive, refrain from acting.

“The committee is resting over the summer”

Give a rest to.

“He rested his bad leg”

Not move; be in a resting position.

Put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying.

Stay the same; remain in a certain state.

“rest assured”

Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax.

Rest on or as if on a pillow.

Be inherent or innate in.

A musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration.

A state of inaction.

“a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon”

A support on which things can be put.

“the gun was steadied on a special rest”

Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb).

“she was laid to rest beside her husband”

Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility).

Something left after other parts have been taken away.

“he threw away the rest”

A pause for relaxation.

“people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests”