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rest (up)on something

to lie on something; to take it easy on something. (upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) Here, rest upon this mat. I'll just rest on this chair, thanks.

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We rest on Sunday, because the commandment requires it; the Germans rest on Sunday because the commandment requires it. A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context Ona and her cousin dragged a mattress into the parlor and slept at night, and the three men and the oldest boy slept in the other room, having nothing but the very level floor to rest on for the present. The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context And so he is at rest on all sides, and consequently he carries out his revenge calmly and successfully, being persuaded that he is doing a just and honest thing. Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context			resign resign from resign oneself to resistance resonate with resort resort to resound resound through resound with respect respect as respect for respond to response responsible responsible party rest rest against rest assured rest from rest in rest in peace rest is gravy rest is history rest on rest on laurels rest on your laurels rest up rest with restore restore to restore trust in restrain from restrict to result result from result in resurrect from retail retail at retail for retail to retain over retaliate against retire retire from retire on retire to retool for retreat			rest jaw relation rest jaw relation rest joint position rest magma rest mass rest mass rest mass rest masses rest masses rest masses rest occlusion rest occlusion rest occlusion rest occlusion Rest of Africa Rest of Bill of Materials Rest of Board Rest of Canada Rest of Caribbean Rest of Europe Rest of Latin America Rest of North America Rest of Route Unchanged Rest of South East Rest Of The Afternoon Off Rest of the world Rest of Virginia Rest of Virginia Rest of Virginia Rest of world rest on rest on (one's) laurels rest on (one's) laurels rest on laurels rest on laurels rest on laurels rest on your laurels rest pain rest pain rest pain rest pain Rest pause rest period rest period rest point rest position rest position rest position rest position rest position rest potential rest relation rest relation rest relation rest relation Rest room Rest room Rest room Rest room rest seat rest seat

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