RESORT


Meaning of RESORT in English

I. noun

1.

Synonyms: resource 3, dernier ressort, expediency, expedient, makeshift, recourse, refuge, shift, stopgap, substitute

2.

a place that is habitually frequented

a favorite resort of teenagers

Synonyms: hangout, haunt, purlieu, rendezvous, stamping ground, watering hole

Related Word: harbor, haven, refuge, retreat; den, nest

3.

a place providing recreation and entertainment especially to vacationers

returned to the same resort every year

Synonyms: pleasure dome, spa, watering place

Related Word: hotel, inn, lodge; bath(s), hot spring(s), mineral spring(s), spring(s), thermal spring(s)

II. verb

1.

Synonyms: frequent , affect, hang around, hang out, haunt

Antonyms: avoid

2.

to betake oneself or to have recourse when in need of help or relief

they were unwilling to resort to her parents for aid

Synonyms: apply, go, recur, refer, repair run, turn

Related Word: address, devote, direct, employ, use, utilize

Idioms: avail oneself of, fall back on ( or upon)

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