Definition of "refuge" in English

noun

1. A state of safety, protection or shelter.

2. A place providing safety, protection or shelter.

3. Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.

4. An expedient to secure protection or defence.

5. A refuge island.

verb

1. (intransitive) To return to a place of shelter.

2. (transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to protect.