resort

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a hotel located in a resort area

Definition categories: location, hotel

2. a frequently visited place

Similar word(s): hangout, haunt, repair

Definition categories: location, area, country

3. something or someone turned to for assistance or security

Similar word(s): recourse, refuge

Definition categories: attribute, resource

4. act of turning to for assistance

- an appeal to his uncle was his last resort

Similar word(s): recourse, refuge

Definition categories: act, aid, assist, assistance, help

Sentences with resort as a noun:

- to have resort to violence

verb

1. have recourse to

- The government resorted to rationing meat

Similar word(s): recur

Definition categories: social, apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize

2. move, travel, or proceed toward some place

Similar word(s): repair

Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel