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]