01 n. Active power or movement; spring.
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Active power or movement; spring.[A Gallicism]“Some . . . know the resorts and falls of business that can not sink into the main of it.” — Bacon.
Entry
7 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Resort
02 v. i. To go; to repair; to betake one's self.
imp. & p. p.
Resorted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Resorting
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To go; to repair; to betake one's self.“What men name resort to him?” — Shak.
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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.
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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.
03 n. 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;…
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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.
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A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt.“Far from all resort of mirth.” — Milton.
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That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge.
Phrases & compounds
Last resort —
ultimate means of relief; also, final tribunal; that from which there is no appeal.