<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm.</li><li>a place of shelter, protection, or safety.</li><li>anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to afford refuge to.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to take refuge.</li></ul>