hyperextend - extend a joint beyond its normal range; "Don't hyperextend your elbow"

gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"

fight down, oppose, fight, fight back, defend - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

stand out - be stubborn in resolution or resistance

stand up - refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack

outbrave - resist bravely; "He outbraved the enemy"

hold off - fight to a stand-off; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos back"

remain firm, stand - hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"

defy, withstand, hold up, hold - resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

last, endure - persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

hold off, wait, hold back - wait before acting

live, be - have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

subsist, exist, survive, live - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

hold water, stand up, hold up - resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"

perennate - survive from season to season, of plants

live out - live out one's life; live to the end