active power or movement; spring.-to go; to repair; to betake one's self.-to fall back; to revert.-to have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or advantage.-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.-a place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt.-that to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge.