turn down (
http://definr.com/turn down)
v 1: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn:
refuse,
reject,
pass up,
decline] [ant:
accept]
2: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of
fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
[syn:
reject,
turn away,
refuse] [ant:
admit]
3: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn:
reject,
spurn,
freeze off,
scorn,
pooh-pooh,
disdain]
4: take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down
after a long boom"
5: make lower or quieter;"turn down the volume of a radio"
[syn:
lower,
lour]