refuse
Pronunciation:
/ˈɹɛfjuːs/noun
Definitions
Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
adjective
Definitions
Discarded, rejected.
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/ˈɹɛfjuːs/Definitions
Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
Definitions
Discarded, rejected.
/ɹɪˈfjuːz//ɹɪˈfjuːz/Definitions
Refusal
Definitions
To decline (a request or demand).
Example: My request for a pay rise was refused.
To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
Example: I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused.
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: to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks
To disown.
/ɹiːˈfjuːz/Definitions
To melt again.