RESORT

recourse, resort, refuge

(noun) act of turning to for assistance; “have recourse to the courts”; “an appeal to his uncle was his last resort”

recourse, refuge, resort

(noun) something or someone turned to for assistance or security; “his only recourse was the police”; “took refuge in lying”

haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground

(noun) a frequently visited place

resort, resort hotel, holiday resort

(noun) a hotel located in a resort area

repair, resort

(verb) move, travel, or proceed toward some place; “He repaired to his cabin in the woods”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

resort (plural resorts)

A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.

Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).

(obsolete) A place where one goes habitually; a haunt.

Verb

resort (third-person singular simple present resorts, present participle resorting, simple past and past participle resorted)

(intransitive) To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.

(intransitive) To fall back; to revert.

(intransitive) To make one's way, go (to).

Etymology 2

Verb

resort (third-person singular simple present resorts, present participle resorting, simple past and past participle resorted)

(transitive, intransitive) To repeat a sorting process; sort again.

Noun

resort (plural resorts)

An act of sorting again.

Etymology 3

Noun

resort (plural resorts)

(obsolete) Active power or movement; spring.

Anagrams

• Storer, Torres, retros, roster, sorter, storer

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*sort" (r*zrt"), n. Etym: [F. ressort.]

Definition: Active power or movement; spring. [A Gallicism] [Obs.] Some . . . know the resorts and falls of business that can not sink into the main of it. Bacon.

Re*sort", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Resorting.] Etym: [OF. resortir to withdraw, take refuge, F. ressortir to be in the jurisdiction, LL. resortire; pref. re- re- + L. sortiri to draw lots, obtain by lot, from sors lot. See Sort. The meaning is first to reobtain (by lot), then to gain by appeal to a higher court (as a law term), to appeal, go for protection or refuge.]

1. To go; to repair; to betake one's self. What men name resort to him Shak.

2. To fall back; to revert. [Obs.] The inheritance of the son never resorted to the mother, or to any of her ancestors. Sir M. Hale.

3. To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or advantage. The king thought it time to resort to other counsels. Clarendon.

Re*sort" (r*zrt"), n. Etym: [Cf. F. ressort jurisdiction. See Resort, v.]

1. 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. Join with me to forbid him her resort. Shak.

2. A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt. Far from all resort of mirth. Milton.

3. That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge. Last resort, ultimate means of relief; also, final tribunal; that from which there is no appeal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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