The difference between Lean and Rest

When used as nouns, lean means an inclination away from the vertical, whereas rest means relief from work or activity by sleeping.

When used as verbs, lean means to incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position, whereas rest means to cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind.

Lean is also adjective with the meaning: slim.

check bellow for the other definitions of Lean and Rest

  1. Lean as a verb:

    To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.

    Examples:

    "a leaning column"

    "She leaned out of the window."

  2. Lean as a verb:

    To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; with to, toward, etc.

    Examples:

    "I'm leaning towards voting Conservative in the next election."

  3. Lean as a verb:

    To rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.; with on, upon, or against.

  4. Lean as a verb:

    To hang outwards.

  5. Lean as a verb:

    To press against.

  1. Lean as a noun (of an object taller than its width and depth):

    An inclination away from the vertical.

    Examples:

    "The trees had various leans toward gaps in the canopy."

  1. Lean as an adjective (of a person or animal):

    Slim; not fleshy.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: lithe svelte willowy Thesaurus:slender"

  2. Lean as an adjective (of meat):

    Having little fat.

    Examples:

    "'lean steak cuts"

  3. Lean as an adjective:

    Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: insufficient scarce sparse Thesaurus:inadequate"

    "a lean budget"

    "a lean harvest"

  4. Lean as an adjective:

    Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: deficient dilute poor"

    "ant rich"

    "A lean ore hardly worth mining."

    "Running on too lean a fuel-air mixture will cause, among other problems, your internal combustion engine to heat up too much."

  5. Lean as an adjective (printing, archaic):

    Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to .

    Examples:

    "'lean copy, matter, or type"

  6. Lean as an adjective (business):

    Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing"

    Examples:

    "'lean management"

    "'lean manufacturing"

    "Alcoa is now a lean and agile enterprise, after having split last year into two entities."

  1. Lean as a noun:

    Meat with no fat on it.

  1. Lean as a verb:

    To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.

  1. Lean as a verb:

    To conceal.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ray"

  1. Lean as a noun (slang, US):

    A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States.

  1. Rest as a noun (uncountable, of a [[person]] or [[animal]]):

    Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.

    Examples:

    "I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night."

    "The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest."

  2. Rest as a noun (countable):

    Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.

    Examples:

    "We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back."

  3. Rest as a noun (uncountable):

    Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.

    Examples:

    "It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while."

  4. Rest as a noun (uncountable, of an [[object]] or [[concept]]):

    A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.

    Examples:

    "The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain."

    "The ocean was finally at rest."

    "Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest."

  5. Rest as a noun (euphemistic, uncountable):

    A final position after death.

    Examples:

    "She was laid to rest in the village cemetery."

  6. Rest as a noun (music, countable):

    A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.

    Examples:

    "Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar."

  7. Rest as a noun (music, countable):

    A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.

  8. Rest as a noun (physics, uncountable):

    Absence of motion.

    Examples:

    "The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest."

  9. Rest as a noun (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.

    Examples:

    "Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest."

  10. Rest as a noun (countable):

    Any object designed to be used to support something else.

    Examples:

    "She put the phone receiver back in its rest."

    "He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair."

  11. Rest as a noun:

    A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.

  12. Rest as a noun:

    A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.

  13. Rest as a noun (poetry):

    A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.

  14. Rest as a noun:

    The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.

  15. Rest as a noun (dated):

    A set or game at tennis.

  1. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.

  2. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To come to a pause or an end; end.

  3. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.

  4. Rest as a verb (intransitive, transitive, reflexive):

    To be or to put into a state of rest.

    Examples:

    "My day's work is over; now I will rest. We need to rest the horses before we ride any further. I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth. Rest assured that I will do my best."

  5. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To stay, remain, be situated.

    Examples:

    "The blame seems to rest with your father."

  6. Rest as a verb (transitive, intransitive, reflexive):

    To lean, lie, or lay.

    Examples:

    "A column rests on its pedestal."

    "I rested my head in my hands. She rested against my shoulder. I rested against the wall for a minute."

  7. Rest as a verb (intransitive, 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.)

    Examples:

    "The defense rests, your Honor. I rest my case."

  8. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To sleep; slumber.

  9. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To lie dormant.

  10. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.

  11. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To rely or depend on.

    Examples:

    "The decision rests on getting a bank loan."

  12. Rest as a verb:

    To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

  1. Rest as a noun (uncountable):

    That which remains.

    Examples:

    "She ate some of the food, but was not hungry enough to eat it all, so she put the rest in the refrigerator to finish later."

  2. Rest as a noun:

    Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.

  3. Rest as a noun (UK, finance):

    A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the , the balance of assets above liabilities.

  1. Rest as a verb (obsolete):

    To remain.

  1. Rest as a verb (obsolete):

    To arrest.

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