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Definition of resist

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Resist (n.) 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..

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Solid :: Solid (a.) Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; -- opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand..

Outstand :: Outstand (v. t.) To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding.

Adverse :: Adverse (v. t.) To oppose; to resist.

Passive :: Passive (a.) Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission..

Reenforce :: Reenforce (v.) That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of Cannon..

Resistance :: Resistance (n.) A means or method of resisting; that which resists.

Mutiny :: Mutiny (n.) Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination..

Avalanche :: Avalanche (n.) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything..

Destiny :: Destiny (n.) The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual..

Almighty :: Almighty (a.) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible.

Ftiction :: Ftiction (n.) The resistance which a body meets with from the surface on which it moves. It may be resistance to sliding motion, or to rolling motion..

Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; complying; ready.

Short Circuit :: Short circuit () A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity.

Resistant :: Resistant (n.) One who, or that which, resists..

Resistive :: Resistive (a.) Serving to resist.

Obluctation :: Obluctation (n.) A struggle against; resistance; opposition.

Impregnable :: Impregnable (a.) Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable; as, an impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue..

Charm :: Charm (n.) To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to enchant; to fascinate.

Lintel :: Lintel (n.) A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture..

Counteraction :: Counteraction (n.) Action in opposition; hindrance resistance.