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• resort — (n.) late 14c., that to which one has recourse for aid or assistance, from O.Fr. resort resource, help, back formation from resortir to resort, lit. to go out again, from re again + sortir go out (see SORTIE (Cf. sortie)). Meaning place people go …   Etymology dictionary

• resort — [ri zôrt′] vi. [ME resorten < OFr resortir < re , again + sortir, to go out: see SORTIE] 1. to go; esp., to go often, customarily, or generally 2. to have recourse; go or turn (to) for use, help, support, etc. [to resort to harsh measures]… …   English World dictionary

• resort — resort, re sort The verb and noun resort (pronounced ri zawt) has a wide range of meanings. Re sort (with hyphen and pronounced ree sawt) is a verb meaning ‘to sort again or differently’. resource, resort, recourse 1. The three words all have to… …   Modern English usage

• Resort — Re*sort (r?*z?rt ), n. [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• resort — n *resource, expedient, shift, makeshift, stopgap, substitute, surrogate Analogous words: see those at RESOURCE 2 resort vb Resort, refer, apply, go, turn are comparable when they mean to betake oneself or to have recourse when in need of help or …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Resort — Re*sort , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Resorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Resorting}.] [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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• resort — I verb administer, adopt, apply, avail oneself of, bring into play, call forth, employ, enlist, exercise, fall back upon, have recourse, look to, make use of, practice, press into service, put to use, try, turn to for help, turn to for support,… …   Law dictionary

• resort — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. gather, flock, frequent; turn to; have recourse to. n. haunt, meeting place; refuge, resource. See use, abode, amusement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A relief in the face of difficulty] Syn. expedient,… …   English dictionary for students

• resort — /rəˈzɔt / (say ruh zawt) noun 1. a place frequented, especially by the public generally: a summer resort. 2. a large hotel with special facilities offered, as sporting activities, health and fitness equipment, gambling, etc. 3. a habitual or… …  

• resort — I verb To frequent; to go, especially to go frequently, customarily, or usually. To have recourse; to look to for relief or help II noun Recourse; a person or thing that is looked to for help. A place of frequent assembly; a haunt. U. S. ex rel.… …   Black's law dictionary

• resort — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, return, source of aid, from Anglo French, from resortir to rebound, resort, from re + Old French sortir to go out, leave Date: 14th century 1. a. one that affords aid or refuge ; resource < went to them as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary