resist

Entry Definition
s/he resists being moved by bracing feet against something
s/he tries to slow down by using feet to resist forward movement (e.g., person trying to keep cart from rolling downhill by leaning back and digging heels into ground); (child) s/he slides along by holding on to bumper of car as it goes along slowly on icy surface
s/he fights h/ back, resists h/
s/he is strong enough to resist or overpower h/