refuse

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈɹɛfjuːs/
/ɹɪˈfjuːz/
/ɹɪˈfjuːz/
/ɹiːˈfjuːz/
Noun
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.

2 Definition

Refusal

Verb
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

To decline (a request or demand).

Example Sentences
  • My request for a pay rise was refused.
2 Definition

To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.

Example Sentences
  • I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused.
3 Definition

To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.

Example Sentences
  • to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks
4 Definition

To disown.

5 Definition

To melt again.

Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Discarded, rejected.