Definitions for resist

Definitions for (verb) resist

Main entry: stand, resist, fend

Definition: withstand the force of something

Usage: The trees resisted her; stand the test of time; The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow

Main entry: withstand, stand firm, hold out, resist

Definition: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

Main entry: dissent, resist, protest

Definition: express opposition through action or words

Usage: dissent to the laws of the country

Main entry: resist, balk, baulk, jib

Definition: refuse to comply

Main entry: defy, refuse, resist

Definition: elude, especially in a baffling way

Usage: This behavior defies explanation

Main entry: refuse, reject, resist

Definition: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

Usage: His body rejected the liver of the donor

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