rest on

Verb
  1. Rest on for support (synset 201592928)
    "you can lean on me if you get tired"
    is a type of: adjoin, contact, meet, touch - be in direct physical contact with; make contact
    same as: lean against, lean on
  2. Be based on;
    Of theories and claims, for example (synset 202669721)
    "What's this new evidence based on?"
    is a type of: depend on, depend upon, devolve on, hinge on, hinge upon, ride, turn on - be contingent on
    subtypes: owe - be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
    same as: build on, build upon, repose on

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