Definition of resist

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Resist (v. t.) To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose..

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Resistless :: Resistless (a.) Having no power to resist; making no opposition.
Killing :: Killing (a.) Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible..
Resistless :: Resistless (a.) Incapable of being resisted; irresistible.
Platinoid :: Platinoid (n.) An alloy of German silver containing tungsten; -- used for forming electrical resistance coils and standards.
Counter Brace :: Counter brace () A brace, in a framed structure, which resists a strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace is designed to receive..
Key :: Key (n.) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley, coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more frequently by its resistance to shearing, being usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the crank, pulley, etc..
Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or repugnance; -- usually with out or form..
Faint :: Faint (superl.) Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance..
Resigned :: Resigned (a.) Submissive; yielding; not disposed to resist or murmur.
Oppose :: Oppose (n.) To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to oppose a bill in Congress..
Almighty :: Almighty (a.) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible.
Rheochord :: Rheochord (n.) A metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, or varying the strength of an electric current, by inserting a greater or less length of it in the circuit..
Insurgent :: Insurgent (n.) A person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an established government; one who openly and actively resists the execution of laws; a rebel.
Bewitch :: Bewitch (v. t.) To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance; to enchant.
Dispute :: Dispute (v. t.) To struggle against; to resist.
Witchery :: Witchery (n.) Fascination; irresistible influence; enchantment.
Forearm :: Forearm (v. t.) To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need.
Antitypous :: Antitypous (a.) Resisting blows; hard.
Volt :: Volt (n.) The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one ampere. It is practically equivalent to / the electro-motive force of a standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15? C..
Withstander :: Withstander (n.) One who withstands, or opposes; an opponent; a resisting power..
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