"resorts" in the noun sense
1. resort, resort hotel, holiday resort
a hotel located in a resort area
2. haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground
a frequently visited place
3. recourse, refuge, resort
something or someone turned to for assistance or security
"his only recourse was the police"
"took refuge in lying"
4. recourse, resort, refuge
act of turning to for assistance
"have recourse to the courts"
"an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
"resorts" in the verb sense
1. fall back, resort, recur
have recourse to
"The government resorted to rationing meat"
2. repair, resort
move, travel, or proceed toward some place
"He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
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