Main entry: stand, resist, fend
Definition: withstand the force of something
Usage: The trees resisted her; stand the test of time; The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow
Main entry: withstand, stand firm, hold out, resist
Definition: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
Main entry: dissent, resist, protest
Definition: express opposition through action or words
Usage: dissent to the laws of the country
Main entry: resist, balk, baulk, jib
Definition: refuse to comply
Main entry: defy, refuse, resist
Definition: elude, especially in a baffling way
Usage: This behavior defies explanation
Main entry: refuse, reject, resist
Definition: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
Usage: His body rejected the liver of the donor