turn down

turn down
verb Date: 1601 transitive verb 1. to fold or double down 2. to turn (a card) face downward 3. to reduce the height or intensity of by turning a control <
turn down the radio
>
4. to decline to accept ; reject <
turned down the offer
>
intransitive verb to be capable of being folded or doubled down <
the collar turns down
>

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  • To turn down — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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