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Rest On (Verb)

Rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

She can rest on my shoulder during the long train ride if she gets tired.
The locals rest on a small group of trusted tour guides for help with navigation in the dense forest.
At the end of the difficult day, the old man would rest on his cane, desperately trying to muster up more strength.
His palms began to sweat as the world rested on him to make the crucial shot in the final seconds of the championship game.
Many women and children had to rest on the generosity of their neighbors during the severe economic downturn.

Be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?".

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Her argument rest on the assumption that all the initial data was accurate.
The new policy rest on a series of carefully thought out and tested principles.
Critics argue that the researcher's claims rest on flimsy, misunderstood data.
The professor explained that his theory rest on a mathematical model he'd been working on for years.
Her diagnosis rest on the symptoms we'd been discussing earlier that day.