refuse
v.
decline, deny, reject
n.
garbage, trash, waste
WASTE
Waste
Waste, rubbish, trash, garbage, or junk is unwanted or undesired material. "Waste" is the general term; though the other terms are used loosely as synonyms, they have more specific meanings: rubbish or trash are mixed household waste and including paper and packaging;
food waste or garbage (North America) is kitchen and table waste; and
junk or scrap is metallic or industrial material. There are other categories of waste as well:
sewage, ash,
manure, and plant materials from garden operations, including
grass cuttings, fallen leaves, and pruned branches.
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refuse
Noun
1. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
(synonym) garbage, food waste, scraps
(hypernym) waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
Verb
1. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
(synonym) decline
(antonym) accept, consent, go for
(hypernym) react, respond
(hyponym) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
2. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
(synonym) reject, pass up, turn down, decline
(antonym) accept, take, have
(hyponym) dishonor, dishonour
(verb-group) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
(derivation) refusal
3. elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
(synonym) defy, resist
(hypernym) elude, escape
(hyponym) beggar
4. refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
(synonym) deny
(hypernym) keep, hold on
(hyponym) withhold, keep back
(verb-group) deny, abnegate
(derivation) refusal
5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
(synonym) resist, reject
(hypernym) react, respond
6. refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
(synonym) reject, turn down, turn away
(verb-group) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
(derivation) refusal
refuser
v.
refuse, decline, deny; reject, disallow, bounce; turn down, repudiate
Refuse
(v. t.)
To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment when troops ar/ about to engage the enemy; as, to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks.
(v. t.)
To disown.
(v. t.)
To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant.
(v. t.)
To decline to accept; to reject; to deny the request or petition of; as, to refuse a suitor.
(v. i.)
To deny compliance; not to comply.
(n.)
That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or worthless matter.
(n.)
Refusal.
(a.)
Refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of no value; worthless.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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