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rest on

verb

1 rest on

Rest on for support.

synonyms: lean against, lean on.

Roget 215: be supported &c.; lie on, sit on, recline on, lean on, loll on, rest on, stand on, step on, repose on, abut on, bear on, be based on ... show more

Dutch: rusten, terugvallen

2 rest on

Be based on; of theories and claims, for example.

synonyms: build on, build upon, repose on.


Moby thesaurus: abut on, bank on, be based on, be contingent on, be dependent on, be predicated on, bear on, bear upon, bestraddle, bestride, bet on, calculate on, count on, depend, depend on, gamble on, hang, hang on, hinge, hinge on ... show more.

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