resist (resists 3rd person present) (resisting present participle) (resisted past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you resist something such as a change, you refuse to accept it and try to prevent it.
(=oppose)
She says she will resist a single European currency being imposed... V n -ing
2 verb If you resist someone or resist an attack by them, you fight back against them.
The man was shot outside his house as he tried to resist arrest... V n
3 verb If you resist doing something, or resist the temptation to do it, you stop yourself from doing it although you would like to do it.
Students should resist the temptation to focus on exams alone... V n/-ing
4 verb If someone or something resists damage of some kind, they are not damaged.
(=withstand)
...bodies trained and toughened to resist the cold... V n