1. (

• defy ,
• resist ,
• refuse

) elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" ;

2. (

• resist ,
• hold_out ,
• withstand ,
• stand_firm

) stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something ;

3. (

• protest ,
• resist ,
• dissent

) express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" ;

4. (

• 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" ;

5. (

• resist ,
• reject ,
• refuse ,

) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" ;

6. (

• resist ,
• balk ,
• baulk ,
• jib

) refuse to comply ;