Definition of "resisted" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of resist. (verb)

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• "Marlin resisted the urge to equip it with wonderful new features that are needed as much as a big zit right where your collar meets your neck."
• "But McCain resisted the label, and instead found ways to suck that were completely independent of his ties to Bush."
• "Boston coach Doc Rivers again resisted the urge to play Garnett for a full game, limiting him to eight-minute spurts in the first and third quarters."