·noun Active power or movement; spring.
II. Resort ·vi To fall back; to Revert.
III. Resort ·v That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge.
IV. Resort ·vi To Go; to Repair; to betake one's self.
V. Resort ·v A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt.
VI. Resort ·vi To have recourse; to Apply; to one's self for help, relief, or advantage.
VII. Resort ·v 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.