food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

[ Syn: garbage , food waste , scraps ]

show unwillingness towards; he declined to join the group on a hike

[ Syn: decline ]

refuse to accept; He refused my offer of hospitality

[ Syn: reject , pass up , turn down , decline ]

elude, especially in a baffling way; This behavior defies explanation

[ Syn: defy , resist ]

refuse to let have; She denies me every pleasure; he denies her her weekly allowance

[ Syn: deny ]

resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; His body rejected the liver of the donor

[ Syn: resist , reject ]

refuse entrance or membership; They turned away hundreds of fans; Black people were often rejected by country clubs

[ Syn: reject , turn down , turn away ]