Definition of refuse

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Refuse (v. t.) To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment when troops ar/ about to engage the enemy; as, to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks..

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Nayt :: Nayt (v. t.) To refuse; to deny.
Disclaim :: Disclaim (v. t.) To deny, as a claim; to refuse..
Hatchel :: Hatchel (n.) To draw through the teeth of a hatchel, as flax or hemp, so as to separate the coarse and refuse parts from the fine, fibrous parts..
Calx :: Calx (n.) Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post..
Lumber :: Lumber (n.) Old or refuse household stuff; things cumbrous, or bulky and useless, or of small value..
Nonunionist :: Nonunionist (n.) One who does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union..
Dump :: Dump (n.) A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc..
Leavings :: Leavings (n. pl.) Refuse; offal.
Waste :: Waste (v.) Old or abandoned workings, whether left as vacant space or filled with refuse..
Remainder :: Remainder (a.) Remaining; left; left over; refuse.
Wale :: Wale (v. t.) To choose; to select; specifically (Mining), to pick out the refuse of (coal) by hand, in order to clean it..
Waive :: Waive (v. t.) To relinquish; to give up claim to; not to insist on or claim; to refuse; to forego.
Stuff :: Stuff (v. t.) Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash..
Hards :: Hards (n. pl.) The refuse or coarse part of fiax; tow.
Shruff :: Shruff (n.) Rubbish. Specifically: (a) Dross or refuse of metals. [Obs.] (b) Light, dry wood, or stuff used for fuel..
Nill :: Nill (v. i.) To be unwilling; to refuse to act.
Recusant :: Recusant (n.) A person who refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in matters of religion; as, a Roman Catholic recusant, who acknowledges the supremacy of the pope..
Back :: Back (v. i.) To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back..
Deny :: Deny (v. t.) To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow..
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.
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