REST ON as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • rest on for support
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • you can lean on me if you get tired
    Hypernyms(s) rest on is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • be based on
    • of theories and claims, for example
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • What’’s this new evidence based on?
    Hypernyms(s) rest on is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)