resists

Definition of resists in English English dictionary: third-person singular of resist; plural of resist
resist: To attempt to counter the actions or effects of
resist: A protective coating or covering. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989
resist: To withstand the actions of
resist: To oppose
resist: {v} to oppose, withstand, act against, deny
resist: {i} protective coating, coating that inhibits an effect or reaction (such as paint which prevents the rusting of metal)
resist: To be distasteful to
resist: A technique of applying a vegetable resin to prevent the smudging or slipping of an area of a pottery vessel
resist: A technique of applying a vegetable resin to prevent the smudging or slipping of certain portion of a pottery vessel
resist: A protective coating that will keep another material from attaching or coating something, as in solder resist, plating resist, or photoresist
resist: from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers
resist: to attempt to counter the actions or effects of someone or something (transitive)
resist: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
resist: A light-hardened stencil used in photomechanics to prevent etching of non-printing areas on a printing plate
resist: Patterning of yarn or textile by covering certain areas, usually with liquid wax, before dyeing
resist: 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 When she had attempted to cut his nails he resisted
resist: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something refuse to comply resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor
resist: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something refuse to comply resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor
resist: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
resist: If someone or something resists damage of some kind, they are not damaged. bodies trained and toughened to resist the cold = withstand
resist: a protective covering
resist: To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction
resist: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
resist: Used to make lines and distinct shapes in the serti technique and anything used to prevent the dye from flowing beyond it There are many varieties and each has their own properties and instructions
resist: to withstand such actions (transitive)
resist: 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
resist: Chemical used to prevent part of a PCB from undergoing some action
resist: {f} oppose, fight against, challenge; withstand, be immune to the effects of; refrain from, desist
resist: To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose
resist: In art, a substance, such as the wax used in batiks, that resists ink or dye and allows the image to penetrate paper or fabric where the resist materials is not applied
resist: 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
resist: refuse to comply
resist: To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct
resist: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
resist: The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes
resist: Something that resists or prevents a certain action; A substance applied to a surface, as of metal, to prevent the action on it of acid or other chemical agent
resist: to oppose (intransitive)
resist: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
resist: If you resist something such as a change, you refuse to accept it and try to prevent it. She says she will resist a single European currency being imposed They resisted our attempts to modernize the distribution of books. = oppose
resist: To make opposition