rest-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: cease exertion or action; relax; sleep

Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[+agent] REST

Examples:
Let's rest here in the shade.
Quiet; he's resting.
The birds rested high in the tree.
The committee is resting over the summer.
Rest assured, I won't stop until I've found her.

Mappings:
VerbNet: put_spatial-9.2-1,spatial_configuration-47.6
FrameNet: State_continue
PropBank: rest.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 5, 6, 9, 11

Sense Number 2: (cause to) be situated, fixed, or supported

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[+patient[+concrete]] REST PP[+locative] NP1[+agent] REST NP2[+patient[+concrete]] PP[+locative]

Examples:
The unusual split-level Colonial rests in a peaceful portion of the town.
He earmarked the very place where President Washington had rested his hand.
Rest your head on my shoulder.
The book rests in a place of honor on the shelf.
Here rests an honored soldier.
She rested the cane against the wall.

Mappings:
VerbNet: put_spatial-9.2-1,spatial_configuration-47.6
FrameNet: Placing
PropBank: rest.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 8
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
rest_on 1

Sense Number 3: give a rest to; cause to be inactive

Examples:
Alexander then rested his troops.
You need to rest that leg.
We sold 300 of these lambs and rested the field for two weeks.

Mappings:
VerbNet: put_spatial-9.2-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: rest.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 10

Sense Number 4: rely on; be vested in

Examples:
Libby's fate now rests in the hands of the jury.
Apple smart phone project rests on Mac OS X tie-ins.
Her account of the phenomenon rests on a misleading use of statistics.
The responsibility rests with the Allies.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: rest.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 7
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
rest_on 2

Sense Number 5: LEGAL: voluntarily end the presentation of evidence

Examples:
The prosecution rested today in the Simpson trial.
The appellant then rested his case.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM