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51check — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. control, test, verify, tally, count; restrain, repress, halt, stop, arrest, impede, interrupt, curb; stunt. n. draft, money order; interruption, rebuff; setback, reverse, stop, restraint;… …
52refusal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Declining to do or accept Nouns refusal; nonacceptance, denial, declining, declination, rejection; disclaimer, repudiation; negation, contradiction; rebuff, repulse, snub. Informal, thumbs down. See… …
53rejection — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Throwing away Nouns rejection, repudiation, exclusion, repulsion, rebuff; refusal, declination; disallowance, disavowal; veto; disbelief (see doubt); ostracism (see exclusion); relegation, dismissal,… …
54repulsion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Driving back Nouns 1. repulsion, repulse, repellency; rejection, rebuff, spurning; dia magnetism; resistance. 2. revulsion, abhorrence, aversion (see dislike). Verbs 1. repulse, repel, drive from, beat… …
55spurn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. flout, scout, reject, repudiate, repel, contemn, scorn, disdain; kick. See contempt, disrespect. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. refuse, reject, despise, disdain, look down on, hold in contempt; see also… …
56Refusal — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Refusal >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 refusal refusal rejection Sgm: N 1 noncompliance noncompliance incompliance Sgm: N 1 denial denial Sgm: N 1 declining declining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 declens …
57snub — v 1. slight, turn one s back upon, U.S. Sl. brush off, turn up one s nose at, Sl. ritz, Inf. high hat; cut, give the cold shoulder to, Inf. cold shoulder, Inf. put the freeze on, look coldly upon; keep at arm s length, avoid, shun, stand or hold… …
58repulse — [n] snub; rejection brush off*, check, cold shoulder*, defeat, disappointment, failure, nix*, nothing doing*, rebuff, refusal, reverse, slap in the face*, spurning, thumbs down*, turndown; concepts 388,674 Ant. attraction, enchantment repulse… …
59Bank check — Check Check (ch[e^]k), n. [OE. chek, OF. eschec, F. [ e]chec, a stop, hindrance, orig. check in the game of chess, pl. [ e]checs chess, through Ar., fr. Pers. sh[=a]h king. See {Shah}, and cf. {Checkmate}, {Chess}, {Checker}.] 1. (Chess) A word… …
60Check — (ch[e^]k), n. [OE. chek, OF. eschec, F. [ e]chec, a stop, hindrance, orig. check in the game of chess, pl. [ e]checs chess, through Ar., fr. Pers. sh[=a]h king. See {Shah}, and cf. {Checkmate}, {Chess}, {Checker}.] 1. (Chess) A word of warning… …
