rest on meaning

• Verb: rest on
  1. Rest on for support
     - lean on, lean against 
  2. Be based on; of theories and claims, for example
     - repose on, build on, build upon

  Derived forms: resting on, rests on, rested on

  See also: rest

  Type of: adjoin, contact, depend on, depend upon, devolve on, hinge on, hinge upon, meet, ride, touch, turn on

• at rest:    Adjective: at rest ...
• for the rest:    As regards other m ...
• rest:    Noun: rest &n ...

Examples

1. the mine finally came to rest on the seabed.
2. this assertion rests on a misunderstanding.
3. the machine rests on a bed of concrete.
4. we had several rests on our way up the mountain.
5. do n't rest on your laurels.