Stop+or+rest

  • 41rest stop — noun designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily • Syn: ↑pull off, ↑rest area, ↑layby, ↑lay by • Hypernyms: ↑area * * * 1. a stop made, as during a motor trip, to allow passengers to stretch their legs, use rest rooms …

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  • 42rest easy — breathe/rest/easy phrase to relax and stop feeling worried Just three more questions and then you can breathe easy. I won’t rest easy until I get my passport back. Thesaurus: to rest, relax or do nothingsynonym …

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  • 43stop — stop1 W1S1 [stɔp US sta:p] v past tense and past participle stopped present participle stopping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not move)¦ 2¦(not continue)¦ 3¦(pause)¦ 4¦(prevent)¦ 5¦(stay)¦ 6 will/would stop at nothing (to do something) 7 stop short of (doing)… …

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  • 44stop — v 1. discontinue, quit, cease from, leave off, Inf. drop* abandon; desist from, forbear, Inf. cut out, Sl. can, Sl. cheese, Brit. Sl. nark it; withdraw from, have done with; (all of work) Inf. call it quits, call it a day, shut up shop, Inf.… …

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  • 45rest */*/*/ — I UK [rest] / US noun Word forms rest : singular rest plural rests 1) a) [singular] the part of something that remains I m not really hungry – do you want the rest? rest of: We spent the rest of the day watching TV. Rain will spread to the rest… …

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  • 46rest — I [[t]rɛst[/t]] n. 1) the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep 2) refreshing ease or inactivity after exertion or labor 3) relief or freedom, esp. from trouble, anxiety, etc 4) a period or interval of inactivity, repose, solitude, or tranquillity… …

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  • 47rest — Synonyms and related words: abeyance, abide, abide in, advocate, afterglow, afterimage, allay, alpenstock, annihilation, appease, arm, arrive, ataraxia, ataraxy, athletic supporter, awful silence, axis, back, backbone, backing, balance, bandeau,… …

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  • 48rest — {{11}}rest (n.1) sleep, O.E. ræste, reste rest, bed, intermission of labor, mental peace, from P.Gmc. *rastjo, *rasto. Original sense seems to be a measure of distance (Cf. O.H.G. rasta league of miles, O.N. rost league, distance after which one… …

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  • 49rest — I n 1. sleep, repose, slumber. Inf. beauty sleep; nap, catnap, nod, snooze, doze, siesta, Inf. forty winks; coma, Pathol. sopor, trance, stupor; lethargy, sluggishness, torpor, torpescence; dormancy, hibernation, estivation. 2. pause, halt, stand …

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  • 50stop — 1 verb stopped, stopping 1 NOT MOVE OR CONTINUE (I, T) to no longer move or continue to do something, or to make someone or something do this: Stop, thief! | stop sth: Apply pressure to stop the bleeding. | You ll have to stop the generator, it s …

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