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Definition of Refuse

1. Verb. Show unwillingness towards. "They refuse to move "; "He declined to join the group on a hike"

2. Noun. Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen).

3. Verb. Refuse to accept. "They refuse the money "; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

4. Verb. Elude, especially in a baffling way. "This behavior defies explanation"

5. Verb. Refuse to let have. "They refuse them the money"; "He denies her her weekly allowance"

6. Verb. Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ. "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

7. Verb. Refuse entrance or membership. "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

Definition of Refuse

1. v. t. To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant.

2. v. i. To deny compliance; not to comply.

3. n. Refusal.

4. n. That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or worthless matter.

5. a. Refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of no value; worthless.

Definition of Refuse

1. Adjective. Discarded, rejected. ¹

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

3. Verb. (transitive) To decline (a request or demand). ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Refuse

1. to express oneself as unwilling to accept, do, or comply with [v -FUSED, -FUSING, -FUSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Refuse

refurbs refurl refurled refurling refurls refurnish refurnished refurnishes refurnishing refurnishment

refurnishments refusable refusal refusal to treat refusals refuse (current term) refuse-derived fuel refuse collector refuse disposal refuse heap

refused refusenik refuseniks refuser refusers refuses refusest refuseth refusing refusion

Literary usage of Refuse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings (1876)
"THE system for utilizing town refuse, which I have been requested to describe ... The various nuisances, or refuse matters, which come under the notice of ..."

2. Proceedings by Institution of Municipal Engineers, London, Incorporated Association of Municipal and County Engineers, Association of Municipal and Sanitary Engineers and Surveyors (1886)
"THE destruction by burning of town's refuse is a subject which has already received such an amount of care and consideration from the Members of this ..."

3. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1907)
"The calorific power of refuse, and its seasonal variations; also the seasonal variations in the calorific power of the components of refuse; ..."

4. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1892)
"refuse in Anthracite Seams.—The following table summarises some investigations made by Mr. \V. Griffith t on the amount of refuse contained in the ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"The refuse rock was carried back as by modern quarry- men. In fact, one could easily imagine that these quarries were old modern ones. ..."

6. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1889)
"Excellent results have been obtained with such fuels as tan-yard refuse containing 68 per cent, of moisture, chips from dye-works with 60 per cent, ..."

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