resist-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: fight back or fend off attack by someone or something

Examples:
The soldiers resisted (the enemy attacks) for two days.
We were the village that had resisted the invaders!

Mappings:
PropBank: resist.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 2: remain firm against the actions and effects

Examples:
The party leader resisted demands for his resignation.
He tried to run away from the police and was charged with resisting arrest.
The new hybrid crops are much better at resisting disease.
No one could resist her charms.
Majestic buildings with limestone vaults which have resisted the test of time.
My son resists any school assignment, regardless of how easy it is.

Mappings:
PropBank: resist.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 5, 6

Sense Number 3: elude especially in a baffling way

Examples:
They point to a world that actively resists logic and plain sense.
Haiku resists explanation, but you know it when you see it.

Mappings:
PropBank: resist.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1