resort (n.)

  1. a hotel located in a resort area

    [ Syn: resort hotel , holiday resort ]

  2. a frequently visited place

    [ Syn: haunt , hangout , repair , stamping ground ]

  3. something or someone turned to for assistance or security; his only recourse was the police; took refuge in lying

    [ Syn: recourse , refuge ]

  4. act of turning to for assistance; have recourse to the courts; an appeal to his uncle was his last resort

    [ Syn: recourse , refuge ]

    resort (v.)

  1. have recourse to; The government resorted to rationing meat

    [ Syn: fall back , recur ]

  2. move, travel, or proceed toward some place; He repaired to his cabin in the woods

    [ Syn: repair ]

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