rest on vs hinge upon

rest on and hinge upon both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rest on	No	No	Yes	No
hinge upon	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hinge upon is a hypernym of rest on; that is, hinge upon is a word with a broader meaning than rest on:

Other hypernyms of rest on include depend on, depend upon, devolve on, hinge on, ride, turn on.

rest on (verb)	hinge upon (verb)
rest on for support	be contingent on
use as a basis for theories and claims