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Meaning of 'resort' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Resort [ n.]
- Active power or movement; spring.
2 . Resort [ v.]
- The act of going to, or making application; a betaking one's self; the act of visiting or seeking; recourse; as, a place of popular resort; -- often figuratively; as, to have resort to force.
- A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt.
- That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge.
3 . Resort [ v. i.]
- To go; to repair; to betake one's self.
- To fall back; to revert.
- To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or advantage.

Meaning of 'resort' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . resort [ n]
Meaning (1):
- act of turning to for assistance
Example in sentence:
  • an appeal to his uncle was his last resort;
  • have recourse to the courts
Meaning (2):
- something or someone turned to for assistance or security
Example in sentence:
  • his only recourse was the police;
  • took refuge in lying
3 . resort [ v]
Meaning (3):
- move, travel, or proceed toward some place
Example in sentence:
  • He repaired to his cabin in the woods
Meaning (4):
- have recourse to
Example in sentence:
  • The government resorted to rationing meat

Nearby Words:

res resail resale resalgar resalute resaw rescat rescind rescindable rescinded

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