Resists offers (5,3)

I believe the answer is:

holds out

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This might be a double definition.

'resists' is the first definition.
('hold out' can be a synonym of 'resist')

'offers' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I can't understand how one could define the other.

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