'Resist' definitions:
Definition of 'resist'
(from WordNet)
verb
Elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" [syn: defy, resist, refuse] [ant: apply, lend oneself]
verb
Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn: resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm] [ant: give up, surrender]
verb
Express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" [syn: protest, resist, dissent]
verb
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" [syn: resist, stand, fend]
verb
Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" [syn: resist, reject, refuse]
verb
Definition of 'Resist'
From: GCIDE
- Resist \Re*sist"\, n.
- 1. (Calico Printing) A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers; -- also called reserve. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes. --F. C. Calvert. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Technology) Something that resists or prevents a certain action; specif.: A substance applied to a surface, as of metal, or of a silicon wafer, to prevent the action on it of acid, other chemical agents, or any other process such as irradiation or deposition, which would modify the surface if not protected. The resist is usually applied or in some way formed into a pattern so that the underlying surface may be modified in a complementary pattern. [PJC]
Definition of 'Resist'
From: GCIDE
- Resist \Re*sist"\, v. i. To make opposition. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Resist'
From: GCIDE
- Resist \Re*sist"\ (r?-z?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Resisting.] [F. r['e]sister, L. resistere, pref. re- re- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, v. causative of stare to stand. See Stand.]
- 1. To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct. [1913 Webster]
- That mortal dint, Save He who reigns above, none can resist. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose. [1913 Webster]
- God resisteth the proud. --James iv. 6. [1913 Webster]
- Contrary to his high will Whom we resist. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To be distasteful to. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract; check; thwart; baffle; disappoint. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'resist'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antagonize,
- arrest,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- baffle,
- balk,
- battle,
- be antipathetic,
- be at cross-purposes,
- be inimical,
- be proof against,
- bear up,
- bear up against,
- beat against,
- block,
- bottle up,
- bridle,
- buck,
- check,
- clash,
- collide,
- combat,
- conflict,
- conflict with,
- confute,
- contest,
- contradict,
- contrapose,
- contravene,
- control,
- counter,
- counteract,
- counterattack,
- countercheck,
- counterpose,
- countervail,
- counterwork,
- cross,
- curb,
- dam up,
- damp,
- dampen,
- defy,
- delay,
- deny,
- detain,
- dispute,
- duel,
- endure,
- fight,
- fight against,
- foil,
- forgo,
- frustrate,
- gainsay,
- go against,
- go counter to,
- hinder,
- hold at bay,
- hold back,
- hold in check,
- hold out,
- hold out against,
- hold up,
- impede,
- impugn,
- inhibit,
- intercept,
- interfere,
- interfere with,
- intermeddle,
- interrupt,
- intervene,
- join the opposition,
- keep at bay,
- keep back,
- keep in check,
- lock horns,
- meddle,
- meet head-on,
- militate against,
- not abide,
- obstruct,
- oppose,
- oppugn,
- outlast,
- play at cross-purposes,
- preclude,
- prevent,
- protest,
- rebuff,
- refuse,
- repel,
- repress,
- repulse,
- restrain,
- retard,
- run against,
- run counter to,
- scotch,
- set back,
- slacken,
- snub,
- stand,
- stand up,
- stand up against,
- stand up to,
- stem,
- stop,
- suppress,
- swim upstream,
- take issue with,
- thwart,
- traverse,
- turn down,
- vote against,
- weather,
- withstand,
- work against
Words containing 'Resist'
- Resistance,
- Resistant,
- Resisted,
- Resister,
- Resistful,
- Resistibility,
- Resistible,
- Resistibleness,
- Resistibly,
- Resisting,
- Resistive,
- resistivity,
- Resistance box,
- Resistance coil,
- Resistance frame,
- Resisting ly,
- Skin resistance,
- Unit of resistance,
- acoustic resistance,
- coefficient of resistance,
- electric resistance,
- electrical resistance,
- least resistance,
- nonviolent resistance,
- ohmic resistance,
- passive resistance,
- passive resister,
- repellent resistant,
- resistance pyrometer,
- resistance thermometer,
- resistance unit,
- resisting arrest,
- sales resistance,
- Ni-resist,
- Solid of least resistance,
- corrosion-resistant,
- crease-resistant,
- fire-resistant,
- fire-resisting,
- fire-resistive,
- islamic resistance movement,
- line of least resistance,
- lord's resistance army,
- moth-resistant,
- non-resistant,
- path of least resistance,
- penicillin-resistant,
- piece de resistance,
- rot-resistant,
- run-resistant,
- rust-resistant,
- water-resistant,
- wrinkle-resistant,
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes,
- ketosis-resistant diabetes,
- ni-resist iron,
- penicillin-resistant bacteria,
- penicillinase-resistant antibiotic,
- first of october antifascist resistance group,
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus,
- ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus