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rest⋅ing

  [res-ting]
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–adjective
1. that rests; not active.
2. Botany. dormant: applied esp. to spores or seeds that germinate after a period of dormancy.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see rest 1 , -ing 2
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1  [rest]
–noun
1. the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep: a good night's rest.
2. refreshing ease or inactivity after exertion or labor: to allow an hour for rest.
3. relief or freedom, esp. from anything that wearies, troubles, or disturbs.
4. a period or interval of inactivity, repose, solitude, or tranquillity: to go away for a rest.
5. mental or spiritual calm; tranquillity.
6. the repose of death: eternal rest.
7. cessation or absence of motion: to bring a machine to rest.
8. Music.
a. an interval of silence between tones.
b. a mark or sign indicating it.
9. Prosody. a short pause within a line; caesura.
10. a place that provides shelter or lodging for travelers, as an inn.
11. any stopping or resting place: a roadside rest for weary hikers.
12. a piece or thing for something to rest on: a hand rest.
13. a supporting device; support.
14. Billiards, Pool. bridge 1 (def. 14).
–verb (used without object)
15. to refresh oneself, as by sleeping, lying down, or relaxing.
16. to relieve weariness by cessation of exertion or labor.
17. to be at ease; have tranquillity or peace.
18. to repose in death.
19. to be quiet or still.
20. to cease from motion, come to rest; stop.
21. to become or remain inactive.
22. to stay as is or remain without further action or notice: to let a matter rest.
23. to lie, sit, lean, or be set: His arm rested on the table.
24. Agriculture. to lie fallow or unworked: to let land rest.
25. to be imposed as a burden or responsibility (usually fol. by on or upon).
26. to rely (usually fol. by on or upon).
27. to be based or founded (usually fol. by on or upon).
28. to be found; belong; reside (often fol. by with): The blame rests with them.
29. to be present; dwell; linger (usually fol. by on or upon): A sunbeam rests upon the altar.
30. to be fixed or directed on something, as the eyes, a gaze, etc.
31. Law. to terminate voluntarily the introduction of evidence in a case.
–verb (used with object)
32. to give rest to; refresh with rest: to rest oneself.
33. to lay or place for rest, ease, or support: to rest one's back against a tree.
34. to direct (as the eyes): to rest one's eyes on someone.
35. to base, or let depend, as on some ground of reliance.
36. to bring to rest; halt; stop.
37. Law. to terminate voluntarily the introduction of evidence on: to rest one's case.
—Idioms
38. at rest,
a. in a state of repose, as in sleep.
b. dead.
c. quiescent; inactive; not in motion: the inertia of an object at rest.
d. free from worry; tranquil: Nothing could put his mind at rest.
39. lay to rest,
a. to inter (a dead body); bury: He was laid to rest last Thursday.
b. to allay, suppress, or appease.
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME, OE; akin to G Rast; (v.) ME resten, OE restan; akin to G rasten

Related forms:
rester, noun

Synonyms:
7. stop, halt, standstill.

rest

2  [rest]
–noun
1. the part that is left or remains; remainder: The rest of the students are in the corridor.
2. the others: All the rest are going.
3. British Banking. surplus (defs. 1, 2).
–verb (used without object)
4. to continue to be; remain as specified: Rest assured that all is well.
Origin:
1375–1425; (v.) late ME resten to remain due or unpaid < MF rester to remain < L restāre to remain standing, equiv. to re- re- + stāre to stand; (n.) late ME < MF reste, n. deriv. of rester

sting

  [sting] ,verb, stung or (Obsolete) stang; stung; sting⋅ing; noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.
2. to affect painfully or irritatingly as a result of contact, as certain plants do: to be stung by nettles.
3. to cause to smart or to cause a sharp pain: The blowing sand stung his eyes.
4. to cause mental or moral anguish: to be stung with remorse.
5. to goad or drive, as by sharp irritation.
6. Slang. to cheat or take advantage of, esp. to overcharge; soak.
–verb (used without object)
7. to use, have, or wound with a sting, as bees.
8. to cause a sharp, smarting pain, as some plants, an acrid liquid or gas, or a slap or hit.
9. to cause acute mental pain or irritation, as annoying thoughts or one's conscience: The memory of that insult still stings.
10. to feel acute mental pain or irritation: He was stinging from the blow to his pride.
11. to feel a smarting pain, as from a blow or the sting of an insect.
–noun
12. an act or an instance of stinging.
13. a wound, pain, or smart caused by stinging.
14. any sharp physical or mental wound, hurt, or pain.
15. anything or an element in anything that wounds, pains, or irritates: to feel the sting of defeat; Death, where is thy sting?
16. capacity to wound or pain: Satire has a sting.
17. a sharp stimulus or incitement: driven by the sting of jealousy; the sting of ambition.
18. Botany. a glandular hair on certain plants, as nettles, that emits an irritating fluid.
19. Zoology. any of various sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organs of insects and other animals capable of inflicting painful or dangerous wounds.
20. Slang.
a. confidence game.
b. an ostensibly illegal operation, as the buying of stolen goods or the bribing of public officials, used by undercover investigators to collect evidence of wrongdoing.
Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME stingen, OE stingan to pierce; c. ON stinga to pierce, Goth -stangan (in usstangan to pull out); (n.) ME sting(e), OE: act of stinging, deriv. of the v.

Related forms:
sting⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
stingless, adjective
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rest 1   (rěst)   
n.  

  1. Cessation of work, exertion, or activity.

  2. Peace, ease, or refreshment resulting from sleep or the cessation of an activity.

  3. Sleep or quiet relaxation.

  4. The repose of death: eternal rest.

  5. Relief or freedom from disquiet or disturbance.

  6. Mental or emotional tranquillity.

  7. Termination or absence of motion.

  8. Music

    1. An interval of silence corresponding to one of the possible time values within a measure.

    2. The mark or symbol indicating such a pause and its length.

  9. A short pause in a line of poetry; a caesura.

  10. A device used as a support: a back rest.

  11. Games See bridge1.

v.   rest·ed, rest·ing, rests

v.   intr.

  1. To cease motion, work, or activity.

  2. To lie down, especially to sleep.

  3. To be at peace or ease; be tranquil.

  4. To be, become, or remain temporarily still, quiet, or inactive: Let the issue rest here.

  5. To be supported or based; lie, lean, or sit: The ladder rests firmly against the tree.

  6. To be imposed or vested, as a responsibility or burden: The final decision rests with the chairperson.

  7. To depend or rely: That argument rests on a false assumption.

  8. To be located or be in a specified place: The original manuscript rests in the museum.

  9. To be fixed or directed on something: "His brown eyes rested on her for a moment" (John le Carré).

  10. To remain; linger.

  11. Law To cease voluntarily the presentation of evidence in a case: The defense rests.

v.   tr.

  1. To give rest or repose to: rested my eyes.

  2. To place, lay, or lean for ease, support, or repose.

  3. To base or ground: I rested my conclusion on that fact.

  4. To fix or direct (the gaze, for example).

  5. To bring to rest; halt.

  6. Law To cease voluntarily the introduction of evidence in (a case).


[Middle English, from Old English.]
rest'er n.
rest 2   (rěst)   
n.  

  1. The part that is left over after something has been removed; remainder.

  2. That or those remaining: The beginning was boring, but the rest was interesting. The rest are arriving later.

intr.v.   rest·ed, rest·ing, rests

  1. To be or continue to be; remain: Rest assured that we will finish on time.

  2. To remain or be left over.


[Middle English, from Old French reste, from rester, to remain, from Latin restāre, to stay behind : re-, re- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
rest·ing   (rěs'tĭng)   
adj.  

    1. In a state of inactivity or rest.

    2. Dead.

  2. Botany Dormant. Used especially of spores that germinate after a prolonged period.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
sting

  1. tv.
    to cheat or swindle someone; to overcharge someone. : That street merchant stung me, but good.
  2. n.
    a well-planned scheme to entrap criminals. : The sting came off without a hitch.
  3. tv.
    to entrap and arrest someone. : “We've been stung!” they hollered.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

sting  (v.)
O.E. stingan "to prick with a small point" (of weapons, insects, plants, etc.), from P.Gmc. *stenganan (cf. O.N. stinga, O.H.G. stungen "to prick," Goth. us-stagg "to prick out," O.H.G. stanga, Ger. stange "pole, perch," Ger. stengel "stalk, stem"), from PIE *stengh-, nasalized form of base *stegh- "to prick, sting" (cf. O.E. stagga "stag," Gk. stokhos "pointed stake"). Specialized to insects late 15c. Slang meaning "to cheat, swindle" is from 1812. The noun is O.E. stincg, steng "act of stinging, stinging pain;" meaning "carefully planned theft or robbery" is attested from 1930; sense of "police undercover entrapment" first attested 1975. Sting ray is from 1624.

rest  (2)
"remainder," c.1420, from M.Fr. reste "remnant," from rester "to remain," from L. restare "stand back, be left," from re- "back" + stare "to stand" (see stet). Related M.E. verb resten (1463) is in rest assured.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: rest
Function: intransitive verb
: to bring to an end voluntarily the introduction of evidence in a case rests> transitive verb : to cease presenting evidence pertinent to (a case) rest my case>

Main Entry: sting
Function: noun
: an elaborate confidence game; specifically : such a game worked by undercover police in order to catch criminals
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 3rest
Function: noun
: a mass of surviving embryonic cells or of cells misplaced in development rests are benign —Shields Warren> rests in the kidney>

Main Entry: rest·ing
Function: adjective
1 : not physiologically active resting state>
2 : occurring in or performed on a subject at rest resting EEG> resting tremor>

Main Entry: 2sting
Function: noun
1 a : the act of stinging; specifically : the thrust of a stinger into the flesh b : a wound or pain caused by or as if by stinging
2 : STINGER
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Medical Dictionary

rest (rěst)
n.

  1. Cessation of work, exertion, or activity.

  2. Peace, ease, or refreshment resulting from sleep or the cessation of an activity.

  3. Sleep or quiet relaxation.

  4. Mental or emotional tranquillity.

  5. A device used as a support, as for the back.

  6. A group of embryonic cells or a portion of fetal tissue that has become displaced during development.

  7. An extension from a prosthesis that gives vertical support to a dental restoration.

v. rest·ed, rest·ing, rests

  1. To cease motion, work, or activity.

  2. To lie down, especially to sleep.

  3. To be supported or based; lie, lean, or sit.

sting (stĭng)
v. stung (stŭng), sting·ing, stings

  1. To pierce or wound painfully with or as if with a sharp-pointed structure or organ, as that of certain insects.

  2. To introduce venom by stinging.

  3. To cause to feel a sharp smarting pain by or as if by pricking with a sharp point.

n.

  1. The act of stinging.

  2. The wound or pain caused by or as if by stinging.

  3. The venom apparatus of a stinging organism.

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