to decline to accept (something offered)

to refuse an award.

to decline to give; deny (a request, demand, etc.)

to refuse permission.

to express a determination not to (do something)

to refuse to discuss the question.

to decline to submit to.

(of a horse) to decline to leap over (a barrier).

to decline to accept (a suitor) in marriage.

Military . to bend or curve back (the flank units of a military force) so that they face generally to the flank rather than the front.

Obsolete . to renounce.

to decline acceptance, consent, or compliance.

noun

assets , possessions , property

verb

accept , allow , approve , consent , grant , offer , ok , sanction

noun

debris , dregs , dross , dump , dust , hogwash * , junk , leavings , litter , muck , offal , rejectamenta , remains , residue , rubbish , scraps , scum * , sediment , slop * , sweepings , swill , trash , waste , waste matternotes:one declines (or accepts) something that is offered; one refuses (or agrees) to accept something offered

verb

beg off , brush off * , decline , demur , desist , disaccord , disallow , disapprove , dispense with , dissent , dodge , evade , give thumbs down to , hold back , hold off , hold out , ignore , make excuses , nix * , not budge , not budget , not buy , not care to , pass up , protest , rebuff , refuse to receive , regret , reject , repel , reprobate , repudiate , send off , send regrets , set aside * , shun , spurn , turn away , turn deaf ear to , turn down , turn from , turn one’s back on , withdraw , withholdnotes:one declines (or accepts) something that is offered; one refuses (or agrees) to accept something offered , dismiss , deny , withhold , debris , dross , excrement , garbage , junk , litter , offal , repulse , rubbish , scrap , slag , trash , waste