intransitive. Of a person: to take rest by cessation of or freedom from labour, exertion, or activity; to desist or refrain from effort or…

to hang up one's hatchet: to stop working; to take a rest; (in later use esp.) to retire. Cf. to hang up 2 at hang, v. phrasal verbs.

In Middle English poetry often used (esp. for alliteration) in various senses of take, v.; e.g. in phrases to latch delight, to latch one's ease, o…

figurative. To enjoy or undergo a period of rest analogous to a Sabbath.

intransitive. Chiefly Scottish (Shetland in later use). To have or take repose; to rest contentedly. Now rare.

intransitive. To break off from activity or exertion in order to recover one's energy; (also) to enjoy a period free from effort or disturbance. Also…

intransitive. To repose, rest.

intransitive. Now rare. To rest or enjoy relief from toil or exertion.

intransitive. To rest; to recover from something. Obsolete.

intransitive. Esp. of a dead body, soul, etc.: to rest, repose.

to rest (also lie) on one's oars: to lean on the handles of one's oars and thereby raise them out of the water into a horizontal position; (figurative…

Originally dialect and U.S. To discontinue; to discontinue the working of; to dismiss (a workman), usually temporarily. Also intransitive, to take a…

intransitive. To recover one's strength by resting.

intransitive. Australian. To take an interval of rest.

To cease work temporarily; to take a rest.