turn-down
Verbs
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(v) refuse to accept
- He refused my offer of hospitality
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(v) refuse entrance or membership
- They turned away hundreds of fans
- Black people were often rejected by country clubs
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(v) reject with contempt
- She spurned his advances
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(v) take a downward direction
- The economy finally turned down after a long boom
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(v) make lower or quieter
- turn down the volume of a radio