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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. refuse to accept;
- Example: "He refused my offer of hospitality"
[syn: refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline]

2. 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]

3. reject with contempt;
- Example: "She spurned his advances"
[syn: reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down]

4. take a downward direction;
- Example: "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

5. make lower or quieter;
- Example: "turn down the volume of a radio"
[syn: turn down, lower, lour]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

turn down
    v 1: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
         [syn: refuse, reject, pass up, turn down,
         decline] [ant: accept, have, take]
    2: 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]
    3: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn:
       reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh,
       disdain, turn down]
    4: take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down
       after a long boom"
    5: make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
       [syn: turn down, lower, lour]