Definition of Resist

Verb: resist ri'zist

Elude, especially in a baffling way
"This behaviour resists explanation";
- defy, refuse
Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
- hold out, withstand, stand firm, dispute [archaic]
Express opposition through action or words
- protest, dissent
Withstand the force of something
"The trees resisted her";
- stand, fend
Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
"His body resisted the liver of the donor";
- reject, refuse
Refuse to comply
- balk, baulk [Brit], jib