Search Result:resist
KK Pronunciation
〔 rIˋzIst 〕
Pronunciation
〔 riˊzist 〕
Overview of verb resist
The verb resist has 6 senses
- defy, resist, refuse -- (elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation")
- resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm -- (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)
- protest, resist, dissent -- (express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country")
- resist, stand, fend -- (withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow")
- resist, reject, refuse -- (resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor")
- resist, balk, baulk, jib -- (refuse to comply)