[syn: avert, turn away]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
turn away
v 1: move so as not face somebody or something
2: turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of
interest [syn: deflect, bend, turn away]
3: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of
fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
[syn: reject, turn down, turn away, refuse] [ant:
admit, allow in, intromit, let in]
4: turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King
entered" [syn: avert, turn away]