1. (

• refuse ,
• reject ,
• pass_up ,
• turn_down ,
• decline

) refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" ;

2. (

• reject ,
• turn_down ,
• turn_away ,
• refuse

) refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" ;

3. (

• reject ,
• spurn ,
• freeze_off ,
• scorn ,
• pooh-pooh ,
• disdain ,
• turn_down

) reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" ;

4. (

• turn_down ,

) take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom" ;

5. (

• turn_down ,
• lower ,
• lour

) make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio" ;