S: (v) protest, resist, dissent (express opposition through action or words) "dissent to the laws of the country"
S: (v) resist, stand, fend (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"
S: (v) resist, reject, refuse (resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ) "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
S: (v) act, move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)) "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"