Search Result for "turn_away":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

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;
- Example: "They turned away hundreds of fans"
- Example: "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
[syn: reject, turn down, turn away, refuse]

4. turn away or aside;
- Example: "They averted their eyes when the King entered"
[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]