resort

noun

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).

(government) A subdivision of Suriname; a division of the country's districts.

Alternative spelling of re-sort. [An act of sorting again.]

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

(obsolete) Active power or movement; spring.

verb

(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).

(transitive, intransitive) Alternative spelling of re-sort (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography) [(transitive, intransitive) To repeat a sorting process; sort again.]

Roots

sortior-sort · Latin · cast lots

Synonyms for resort

span recoursen refugen casinon retreatn

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