resort

Definitions

1. 1.To go; to repair; to betake one's self. What men name resort to him Shak.
2. 2.To fall back; to revert. [Obs.] The inheritance of the son never resorted to the mother, or to any of her ancestors. Sir M. Hale.
3. 3.To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or advantage. The king thought it time to resort to other counsels. Clarendon.
4. 4.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 resort to force. Join with me to forbid him her resort. Shak.
5. 5.A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt. Far from all resort of mirth. Milton.
6. 6.That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge. Last resort, ultimate means of relief; also, final tribunal; that from which there is no appeal.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to go; to repair; to betake one's self. What men name resort to him Shak called?
• What is to fall back; to revert. [Obs.] The inheritance of the son never resorted to the mother, or to any of her ancestors. Sir M. Hale called?
• What is to have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or advantage. The king thought it time to resort to other counsels. Clarendon called?
• What is a place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt. Far from all resort of mirth. Milton called?
• What is that to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge. Last resort, ultimate means of relief; also, final tribunal; that from which there is no appeal called?