refuse
n : food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: {garbage},
{food waste}, {scraps}]
v 1: show unwillingness towards [syn: {decline}] [ant: {accept}]
2: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn:
{reject}, {pass up}, {turn down}, {decline}] [ant: {accept}]
3: elude, esp. in a baffling way; "This behavior defies
explanation" [syn: {defy}, {resist}] [ant: {lend oneself}]
4: refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he
denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: {deny}] [ant: {allow}]
5: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of
fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
[syn: {reject}, {turn down}, {turn away}] [ant: {admit}]