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Definition of Turn down

1. Verb. Refuse to accept. "They turn down the money "; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

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

3. Verb. Reject with contempt. "She spurned his advances"

4. Verb. Take a downward direction. "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

5. Verb. Make lower or quieter. "Turn down the volume of a radio"

Definition of Turn down

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny. ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light. ¹

3. Verb. (idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turn Down

turn a nice dime turn a nice dollar turn a nice penny turn a phrase turn a profit turn about turn against turn and bank indicator turn around turn arounds

turn away turn back turn back the clock turn down (current term) turn down ratio turn flukes turn heads turn in turn in one's grave turn indicator

turn inside-out turn into turn into a pumpkin turn loose turn of events turn of logs turn of phrase turn of the century

Literary usage of Turn down

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

1. Some Letters of William Vaughn Moody by William Vaughn Moody (1913)
"The best I can do is to hump my back, turn down my hat brim, and stoically count the number of streams running down my back, until the damned drizzle ..."

2. Revised Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York by New York (State). Constitutional Convention (1916)
"... and so that the Legislature will not award counsel for one particular public litigant and turn down another. Last year there were more of them ..."

3. A New Malagasy-English Dictionary by James Richardson (1885)
"To fold up, to turn down, to wrap. FO KOFO'BO, ». Poverty, indigence, need, want. ... turn down ..."

4. On the Headwaters of Peace River: A Narrative of a Thousand-mile Canoe Trip by Paul Leland Haworth (1917)
"... CHAPTER XV WE turn down TO THE LONG CANYON THE hope that we had at last reached a good game country was destined to disillusionment. ..."

5. Official Proceedings by International Acetylene Association (1908)
"The Chairman: Mr. Brock will now read his paper on "Advantages of Turn-Down Burners." Advantages of the "turn down" Burner. John M. Brock. ..."

6. A German and English Dictionary by Karl. Breul (1906)
"... te diphthong is modified. fragen, m. turn-down collar. It, va (intep. ... to turn down (an edge) ; to to re-lay (a floor) ; to repair ..."

7. Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Alva Agee (1913)
"When to turn Down. — When the maximum benefit is desired for the soil from a crop of clover, the first growth should not be plowed down. ..."

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