RESISTS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Verb

withstand the force of something

Example: The trees resisted her; stand the test of time; The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow

Part of speech: Verb

stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

Part of speech: Verb

express opposition through action or words

Example: dissent to the laws of the country

Part of speech: Verb

refuse to comply

Part of speech: Verb

elude, especially in a baffling way

Example: This behavior defies explanation

Part of speech: Verb

resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

Example: His body rejected the liver of the donor

Fend, Stand firm, Hold out, Stand, Protest

Surrender, lend_oneself