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Meaning of refuse heap

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

refuse

Pronunciation:/ˈɹɛfjuːs/

noun

Definitions

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

adjective

Definitions

  1. Discarded, rejected.

refuse

Pronunciation:/ɹɪˈfjuːz//ɹɪˈfjuːz/

noun

Definitions

  1. Refusal

verb

Definitions

  1. To decline (a request or demand).

    Example: My request for a pay rise was refused.

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

    Example: I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused.

  3. 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

  4. To disown.