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Active power or movement; spring.

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  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. 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.
  6. v. 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.
  8. n. a hotel located in a resort area
  9. n. a frequently visited place
  10. n. something or someone turned to for assistance or security
  11. n. act of turning to for assistance
  12. v. have recourse to