What is the meaning of refuse?

noun

• Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen.
  • synonyms: garbage, food waste, scraps

verb

• Show unwillingness towards.
  • usage: "he declined to join the group on a hike"
  • synonyms: decline
• Refuse to accept.
  • usage: "He refused my offer of hospitality"
  • synonyms: reject, pass up, turn down, decline
• Elude, especially in a baffling way.
  • usage: "This behavior defies explanation"
  • synonyms: defy, resist
• Refuse to let have.
  • usage: "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
  • synonyms: deny
• Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ.
  • usage: "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
  • synonyms: resist, reject
• Refuse entrance or membership.
  • usage: "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
  • synonyms: reject, turn down, turn away