About The Word Resist

Learn about the word Resist to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Resist definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Resist

Resist Definition And Meaning |
---|
What's The Definition Of Resist?
[v] 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"
[v] stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [v] fight back, also metaphorically; "His body protested against the harsh training" [v] refuse to comply [v] elude, esp. in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" Synonyms | Synonyms for Resist: balk | baulk | defy | dissent | fend | hold out | jib | protest | refuse | stand | stand firm | withstand Related Terms | Find terms related to Resist: See Also | arise | beggar | contradict | controvert | defend | defy | demonstrate | disobey | elude | escape | fight | fight back | fight down | hold | hold off | hold up | march | oppose | oppose | outbrave | rebel | renegade | rise | rise up | stand out | stand up | strike | walk out Resist In Webster's Dictionary \Re*sist"\, n. (Technical)
Something that resists or prevents a certain action; specif.:
A substance applied to a surface, as of metal, to prevent the
action on it of acid or other chemical agent.
\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. That mortal dint, Save He who reigns above, none can resist. --Milton. 2. To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose. God resisteth the proud. --James iv. 6. Contrary to his high will Whom we resist. --Milton. 3. To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction. 4. To be distasteful to. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract; check; thwart; baffle; disappoint. \Re*sist"\, v. i. To make opposition. --Shak. \Re*sist"\, n. (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.. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes. --F. C. Calvert. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Scarlet maple ‐ maple of eastern and central America; 5-lobed leaves scarlet…
- Sectionalize ‐ divide into sections, esp. into geographic sections; "sectionalize…
- Decipherment ‐ the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain…
- Cesium ‐ a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal…
- Smarten up ‐ dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion;…
- One hundred ten ‐ being ten more than…
- Loquat tree ‐ evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized…
- Disk ‐ a thin flat circular plate [n] (computer science) a memory device…
- Consuetudinary ‐ a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially…
- Refrigeration ‐ deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic…