lay+down+to+rest
31lay something down — 1) he laid down his glass Syn: put down, set down, place down, deposit, rest; informal plunk down 2) they were forced to lay down their weapons Syn: relinquish, surrender, give up, yield, cede 3) …
32down*/*/*/ — [daʊn] grammar word I summary: Down can be: ■ a preposition: She was walking down the street. ■ an adverb: She lay down and fell asleep. ■ used after the verb ‘to be : Oil prices are down. ■ an adjective: I ve been feeling rather down lately. 1)… …
33Rest area — Rest stop redirects here. For the film, see Rest Stop (film). For the Stephen King story, see Rest Stop (short story). Lay by redirects here. For the form of installment purchase, see Layaway. Rest area on northbound Interstate 81 at milepost 262 …
34rest — [n1] inactivity break, breather*, breathing space*, calm, calmness, cessation, coffee break*, comfort, composure, cutoff, downtime*, doze, dreaminess, ease, forty winks*, halt, holiday, hush, idleness, interlude, intermission, interval, leisure,… …
35lay / lie — Lay is a transitive verb, which means it takes an object. It means to set or put down flat : Gwendolyn laid child in the crib, or Lay a book on the table, please. Its forms are lay, lays, laid, has laid, and is laying. Lie is an… …
36lay / lie — Lay is a transitive verb, which means it takes an object. It means to set or put down flat : Gwendolyn laid child in the crib, or Lay a book on the table, please. Its forms are lay, lays, laid, has laid, and is laying. Lie is an… …
37rest — vi: to bring to an end voluntarily the introduction of evidence in a case the defense rest s vt: to cease presenting evidence pertinent to (a case) I rest my case Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
38lay — [adj] amateur, not trained in a religious or other profession inexpert, nonclerical, nonprofessional, nonspecialist, ordinary, secular, temporal, unsacred; concept 530 Ant. ordained, professional lay [v1] put, place arrange, deposit, dispose,… …
39lay — lay1 verb (past and past participle laid) 1》 put down, especially gently or carefully. 2》 put down and set in position for use. ↘Brit. set cutlery on (a table) in preparation for a meal. ↘put the material for (a fire) in place.… …
40rest — I. /rɛst / (say rest) noun 1. the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep: a good night s rest. 2. refreshing ease or inactivity after exertion or labour: to allow an hour for rest. 3. relief or freedom, especially from anything that wearies,… …
