1. (n.) Rest after motion or work; relaxation; leisure.

2. (v.) To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch.

3. (v.) To place, have, or rest; to set; to entrust.

4. (v. i.) To lie at rest; to rest.

5. (v. i.) Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.

6. (v. i.) To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.

7. (n.) A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.

8. (v.) Rest of mind; tranquility; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.

9. (n.) A rest; a pause.

10. (v.) That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eye; -- opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want repose.