Refuse - Definition

n 1: food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: garbage,
refuse, food waste, scraps]
v 1: show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group
on a hike" [syn: refuse, decline] [ant: accept,
consent, go for]
2: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn:
refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline] [ant:
accept, have, take]
3: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies
explanation" [syn: defy, resist, refuse] [ant: apply,
lend oneself]
4: refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he
denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: deny, refuse]
[ant: allow, grant]
5: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign
tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
[syn: resist, reject, refuse]
6: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of
fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
[syn: reject, turn down, turn away, refuse] [ant:
admit, allow in, intromit, let in]