[ree-sawrt] 
| to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again. |
[ri-zawrt] | 1. | to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource: to resort to war. |
| 2. | to go, esp. frequently or customarily: a beach to which many people resort. |
| 3. | a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, esp. one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers: a popular winter resort. |
| 4. | habitual or general going, as to a place or person. |
| 5. | use of or appeal to some person or thing for aid, satisfaction, service, etc.; resource: to have resort to force; a court of last resort. |
| 6. | a person or thing resorted to for aid, satisfaction, service, etc. |
| re·sort (rĭ-zôrt') intr.v. re·sort·ed, re·sort·ing, re·sorts
[Middle English resorten, to return, from Old French resortir, to go out again : re-, re- + sortir, to go out.] Synonyms: These verbs mean to repair to or fall back on someone or something in time of need: resorted to corporal punishment; apply to a bank for a loan; goes to her friends for comfort; referred to his notes to refresh his memory; turns to his parents for support. See Also Synonyms at makeshift. |