'Resisting' definitions:
Definition of 'Resisting'
From: GCIDE
- Resist \Re*sist"\ (r?-z?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Resisting.] [F. r['e]sister, L. resistere, pref. re- re- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, v. causative of stare to stand. See Stand.]
- 1. To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct. [1913 Webster]
- That mortal dint, Save He who reigns above, none can resist. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose. [1913 Webster]
- God resisteth the proud. --James iv. 6. [1913 Webster]
- Contrary to his high will Whom we resist. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To be distasteful to. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract; check; thwart; baffle; disappoint. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Resisting'
From: GCIDE
- Resisting \Re*sist"ing\, a. Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium. -- {Re*sist"ing ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Resisting'
- Resist,
- Resistance,
- Resistant,
- Resisted,
- Resister,
- Resistful,
- Resistibility,
- Resistible,
- Resistibleness,
- Resistibly,
- Resistive,
- resistivity,
- Resistance box,
- Resistance coil,
- Resistance frame,
- Resisting ly,
- Skin resistance,
- Unit of resistance,
- acoustic resistance,
- coefficient of resistance,
- electric resistance,
- electrical resistance,
- least resistance,
- nonviolent resistance,
- ohmic resistance,
- passive resistance,
- passive resister,
- repellent resistant,
- resistance pyrometer,
- resistance thermometer,
- resistance unit,
- resisting arrest,
- sales resistance,
- Ni-resist,
- Solid of least resistance,
- corrosion-resistant,
- crease-resistant,
- fire-resistant,
- fire-resisting,
- fire-resistive,
- islamic resistance movement,
- line of least resistance,
- lord's resistance army,
- moth-resistant,
- non-resistant,
- path of least resistance,
- penicillin-resistant,
- piece de resistance,
- rot-resistant,
- run-resistant,
- rust-resistant,
- water-resistant,
- wrinkle-resistant,
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes,
- ketosis-resistant diabetes,
- ni-resist iron,
- penicillin-resistant bacteria,
- penicillinase-resistant antibiotic,
- first of october antifascist resistance group,
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus,
- ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus