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Meaning:

abbreviation:

  • computing Representational State Transfer

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Noun:

  • music|countable A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
  • music|countable A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
  • physics|uncountable Absence of motion.
  • snooker|countable A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
  • uncountable|of an object or concept A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
  • uncountable|of a Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
  • countable Any object designed to be used to support something else.
  • countable Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
  • uncountable A final position after death.
  • uncountable Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
  • uncountable That which remains.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To stay, remain, be situated.
  • transitive|legal|US To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
  • transitive|reflexive To be or to put into a state of rest.
  • obsolete To remain.
  • intransitive|reflexive To lean, lie, or lay.

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