1[intransitive, transitive] to say that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do Go on, ask her; she can hardly refuse. · 2[transitive] refuse ...

refuse1 · ​. [intransitive, transitive] to say or show that you will not do something that somebody has asked you to do · ​ · ​ · ​[transitive] (of a thing) to fail ...

[uncountable] waste material that has been thrown away. synonym garbage. domestic/household refuse. the city refuse. dump refuse. collection/disposal.

There are 30 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb refuse, 13 of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

/ˈrefjuːs/ [uncountable] (formal) ​waste material that has been thrown away synonym rubbish. domestic/household refuse. the city refuse dump.

Anything that is rejected, discarded, or thrown away; rubbish, waste, residue; (now esp.) household waste. Formerly also as a count noun.

​an act of saying or showing that you will not do, give or accept something. the refusal of a request/an invitation/an offer; a blunt/flat/curt refusal ...

/rɪˈfyuzl/ [uncountable, countable] an act of saying or showing that you will not do, give, or accept something refusal (of something) the refusal of a request ...

Australian Oxford Dictionary (2 ed.) Publisher: Oxford University Press. Print Publication Date: 2004. Print ISBN-13: 9780195517965.

6 дней назад · to say that you will not do or accept something: He asked me to give him another loan, but I refused. He's in trouble but he's refused all (my offers of) help.