n. & v.
--n.
1. a place frequented esp. for holidays or for a specified purpose or quality (seaside resort; health resort).
2 a a thing to which one has recourse; an expedient or measure (a taxi was our best resort). b (foll. by to) recourse to; use of (without resort to violence).
3 a tendency to frequent or be frequented (places of great resort).
--v.intr.
1. (foll. by to) turn to as an expedient (resorted to threats).
2 (foll. by to) go often or in large numbers to.
Phrases and idioms:
in the (or as a) last resort when all else has failed.
Derivatives:
resorter n.
Etymology: ME f. OF resortir (as RE-, sortir come or go out)