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/rest/
verb
  1. cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength.
    "he needed to rest after the feverish activity"
    synonyms: relax, take a rest, ease up/off, let up, slow down, pause, have/take a break, unbend, repose, laze, idle, loaf, do nothing, take time off, slack off, unwind, recharge one's batteries, be at leisure, take it easy, sit back, sit down, stand down, lounge, luxuriate, loll, slump, flop, put one's feet up, lie down, go to bed, have/take a nap, nap, catnap, doze, have/take a siesta, drowse, sleep, de-stress, take five, have/take a breather, veg out, snooze, snatch forty winks, get some shut-eye, kip, have a kip, get some kip, chill out, kick back, catch some Zs, slumber
  2. be placed or supported so as to stay in a specified position.
    "her elbow was resting on the arm of the sofa"
    synonyms: lie, be laid, recline, repose, be, be placed, be positioned, be supported by, be propped up by
  3. be based on or grounded in; depend on.
    "the country's security rested on its alliances"
    synonyms: be based on, be grounded in, be founded on, depend on, be dependent on, rely on, hinge on, turn on, hang on, pivot on, be contingent on, revolve around, center on
  4. conclude the case for the prosecution or the defense in a law case.
    "the prosecution rests"

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The meaning of RESTING is being or characterized by dormancy : quiescent. How to use resting in a sentence.
adjective · that rests; rest; not active. · Botany. dormant: applied especially to spores or seeds that germinate after a period of dormancy.
to refrain from labor or exertion a beach resort that caters to gung ho exercisers and athletes as well as vacationers who just want to rest.
On this page you'll find 51 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to resting, such as: crashed, dozing, dreaming, drowsing, lounging, and napping.
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Objective: To measure the resting metabolic rate (RMR) of a group of endurance-trained male and female athletes and to compare it with values predicted using ...