resist vs hold off

resist and hold off both are verbs.

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

As verbs, hold off is a hyponym of resist; that is, hold off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resist:

Other hyponyms of resist include stand out, stand up, outbrave, remain firm, stand, defy, hold, hold up, withstand.

resist (verb)	hold off (verb)
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something	resist and fight to a standoff
withstand the force of something	wait before acting
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