refuse: Meaning and Definition of

re•fuse

1. to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
2. to decline to give; deny (a request, demand, etc.): to refuse permission.
3. to express a determination not to (do something): to refuse to discuss the question.
4. to decline to submit to.
5. (of a horse) to decline to leap over (a barrier).
6. to decline to accept (a suitor) in marriage.
7. to bend or curve back (the flank units of a military force) so that they face generally to the flank rather than the front.
8. to renounce.

1. to decline acceptance, consent, or compliance.

ref•use

1. something that is discarded as worthless or useless; rubbish; trash; garbage.

1. rejected as worthless; discarded: refuse matter.