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The definition of refuse
5 Definitions of: refuse
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- verb, to decline to accept (something offered)
- verb, to decline to give or grant (something) to (a person, organization, etc)
- verb, to express determination not (to do something); decline
- verb, (of a horse) to be unwilling to take (a jump), as by swerving or stopping
- verb, (of a woman) to declare one's unwillingness to accept (a suitor) as a husband
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- noun, a) anything thrown away; waste; rubbish b) (as modifier)
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of refuse