definition of
resist

[1] #1 resist v. [defy, refuse] elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation". wn

[2] #2 resist v. [hold out, withstand, stand firm] stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something. wn

[3] #3 resist v. [protest, dissent] express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country". wn

[4] #4 resist v. [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". wn

[5] #5 resist v. [reject, refuse] resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor". wn