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turn down   (TTS Sound)

The noun turndown has 1 sense

• nonacceptance, turndown -- (the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm")

The verb turn down has 5 senses

• refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline -- (refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality")


• reject, turn down, turn away, refuse -- (refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs")


• reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down -- (reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances")


• turn down -- (take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom")


• turn down, lower, lour -- (make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio")