1. (n.) Active power or movement; spring.

2. (v. i.) To go; to repair; to betake one's self.

3. (v. i.) To fall back; to revert.

4. (v. i.) To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or advantage.

5. (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; -- often figuratively; as, to have resort to force.

6. (n.) A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt.

7. (v.) That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge.

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