Verb: resist ri'zist
- Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
"The protesters resisted the police";
- hold out, withstand, stand firm, dispute [archaic]
- Elude, especially in a baffling way
"This behaviour resists explanation";
- defy, refuse
- Withstand the force of something
"The trees resisted her";
- stand, fend
- Express opposition through action or words
"The protesters resisted the new policy";
- protest, dissent
- Refuse to comply
"The witness resisted answering the lawyer's questions";
- balk, baulk [Brit], jib
- Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
"His body resisted the liver of the donor";
- reject, refuse
Derived forms: resists, resisting, resisted
See also: keep
Type of: contradict, controvert, defend, disobey, dispute, elude, escape, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose, react, reply, respond
Encyclopedia: Resist