refuse

To fuse or melt again.

That which is refused or rejected; waste or useless matter; the worst or meanest part; rubbish.

Synonyms Dregs, scum, dross, trash, rubbish.

Refused; rejected; hence, worthless; of no value: as, the refuse parts of stone or timber.

In chess, same as decline, 10.

A refusal.

To deny, as a request, demand, or invitation; decline to do or grant: as, to refuse admittance; she refused herself to callers.

To decline to accept; reject: as, to refuse an office; to refuse an offer.

To disown; disavow; forsake.

Milit., to hold (troops) back, or move (them) back from the regular alinement, when about to engage the enemy in battle. In the oblique order of battle, if either flank attack, the other flank is refused.