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Meaning of 'resort'
Meaning of 'resort' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Resort 
[ n.]
- Active power or movement; spring. [ n.]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. [ v.]- 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. [ v. i.]- 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]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- act of turning to for assistance
- 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
- something or someone turned to for assistance or security
Example in sentence:
- his only recourse was the police;
- took refuge in lying
2. resort [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- move, travel, or proceed toward some place
- move, travel, or proceed toward some place
Example in sentence:
- He repaired to his cabin in the woods
Meaning (4):
- have recourse to
- have recourse to
Example in sentence:
- The government resorted to rationing meat
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