Holdoff vs Resist - What's the difference?
holdoff | resist |
A fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.
A delay or forebearance.
To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
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(obsolete) To be distasteful to.
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As nouns the difference between holdoff and resist
is that holdoff is a fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects while resist is a protective coating or covering oxford english dictionary , 2nd ed, 1989.As a verb resist is
to attempt to counter the actions or effects of.holdoff
English
Noun
(en noun)- The ladder holdoff enabled him to clean the gutters easily without the ladder's weight damaging them.
- There was a three-month holdoff in the decision.
See also
* standoffresist
English
Verb
(en verb)Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.}}
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The preposterous altruism too!
- These cates resist me,