The Clue
Go kicking and screaming (6 letter answer)
The Answer
RESIST
Tags
Notes
The answer RESIST is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 700 puzzles.
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Definition
RESIST as a verb:
1. (defy, resist, refuse) = elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
2. (resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm) = stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
3. (protest, resist, dissent) = express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
4. (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"
5. (resist, reject, refuse) = resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
6. (resist, balk, baulk, jib) = refuse to comply