resisting Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb elude, especially in a baffling way
   resist; defy; refuse.
   
   • This behavior defies explanation
2. verb stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
   resist; withstand; hold out; stand firm.
   
3. verb express opposition through action or words
   resist; dissent; protest.
   
   • dissent to the laws of the country
4. verb withstand the force of something
   resist; fend; stand.
   
   • The trees resisted her
   • stand the test of time
   • The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow
5. verb resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
   resist; refuse; reject.
   
   • His body rejected the liver of the donor
6. verb refuse to comply
   resist; jib; baulk; balk.
   

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