Overview of noun resort

The noun resort has 4 senses

• resort, resort hotel, holiday resort -- (a hotel located in a resort area)


• haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground -- (a frequently visited place)


• recourse, refuge, resort -- (something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying")


• recourse, resort, refuge -- (act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort")

Overview of verb resort

The verb resort has 2 senses

• fall back, resort, recur -- (have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat")


• repair, resort -- (move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods")