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resort
(r/I/'z/O/rt )

noun (n)

  • a hotel located in a resort area(noun.location)
    Synonym:
    holiday resort, resort hotel
    source: wordnet30
  • a frequently visited place(noun.location)
    Synonym:
    hangout, haunt, repair, stamping ground
    source: wordnet30
  • something or someone turned to for assistance or security(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    recourse, refuge
    source: wordnet30
  • act of turning to for assistance(noun.act)
    Example:
    An appeal to his uncle was his last resort.
    source: wordnet30
  • Active power or movement; spring.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • have recourse to(verb.social)
    Example:
    The government resorted to rationing meat.
    Synonym:
    fall back, recur
    source: wordnet30
  • move, travel, or proceed toward some place(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    repair
    source: wordnet30
  • To go; to repair; to betake one's self.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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