rest_on (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *rest on*:
VERB	contact	rest on, lean on, lean against	rest on for support
VERB	stative	rest on, repose on, build on, build upon	be based on

English > *rest on*: 2 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	rest on for support.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	lean on, lean against
Broader	touch, adjoin, meet, contact	Be in direct physical contact with
See also	rest	not move
Spanish	apoyarse

English > *rest on*: 2 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Be based on; of theories and claims, for example.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	repose on, build on, build upon
Narrower	owe	Be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
Broader	depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon	Be contingent on
See also	rest	not move
Spanish	basarse, descansar

HyperDic: rest_on