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Defy means to <a href="/r/resist">resist</a> or challenge something or someone. For example, the bird in the picture appears to be defying the rules of <a href="/g/gravity">gravity</a> by sitting on a vertical branch.
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Defy means to
resist
or challenge something or someone. For example, the bird in the picture appears to be defying the rules of
gravity
by sitting on a vertical branch.
Funk Dooby
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CC BY-SA