RESORT
Dictionary entry overview: What does resort mean?
• RESORT (noun)
The noun RESORT has 4 senses:
1. a hotel located in a resort area
2. a frequently visited place
3. something or someone turned to for assistance or security
4. act of turning to for assistance
Familiarity information: RESORT used as a noun is uncommon.
• RESORT (verb)
The verb RESORT has 2 senses:
1. have recourse to
2. move, travel, or proceed toward some place
Familiarity information: RESORT used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RESORT (noun)
Meaning:
A hotel located in a resort area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
holiday resort; resort; resort hotel
Hypernyms ("resort" is a kind of...):
hotel (a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resort"):
dude ranch (a holiday resort offering ranch activities (riding and camping))
honeymoon resort (a resort that caters to newlyweds)
ski resort (a resort with lodging and facilities for skiing)
Holonyms ("resort" is a part of...):
playground; resort area; vacation spot (an area where many people go for recreation)
Meaning:
A frequently visited place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
hangout; haunt; stamping ground; resort; repair
Hypernyms ("resort" is a kind of...):
area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resort"):
gathering place (a favorite haunt where people gather)
Meaning:
Something or someone turned to for assistance or security
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
recourse; refuge; resort
Context examples:
his only recourse was the police / took refuge in lying
Hypernyms ("resort" is a kind of...):
resource (a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resort"):
shadow (refuge from danger or observation)
Meaning:
Act of turning to for assistance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
recourse; refuge; resort
Context examples:
have recourse to the courts / an appeal to his uncle was his last resort
Hypernyms ("resort" is a kind of...):
aid; assist; assistance; help (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)
• RESORT (verb)
Meaning:
Have recourse to
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
resort; recur; fall back
Context example:
The government resorted to rationing meat
Hypernyms (to "resort" is one way to...):
apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Move, travel, or proceed toward some place
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
resort; repair
Context example:
He repaired to his cabin in the woods
Hypernyms (to "resort" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
