hold off vs resist

hold off and resist both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hold off	No	No	Yes	No
resist	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, resist is a hypernym of hold off; that is, resist is a word with a broader meaning than hold off:

Other hypernyms of hold off include hold out, stand firm, withstand.

hold off (verb)	resist (verb)
resist and fight to a standoff	stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
wait before acting	withstand the force of something
	refuse to comply
	express opposition through action or words
	elude, especially in a baffling way
	resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ