If someone refuses you something, they do not give it to you or do not allow you to have it. The United States has refused him a visa The town council had refused permission for the march
Refuse consists of the rubbish and all the things that are not wanted in a house, shop, or factory, and that are regularly thrown away; used mainly in official language. The District Council made a weekly collection of refuse. = waste, rubbish. waste material that has been thrown away British Equivalent: rubbishAmerican Equivalent: trash, garbage
Putrescrible and non-putrescible solid waste including garbage, rubbish, ashes, dead animals, abandoned automobiles, solid market wastes, street cleanings and industrial wastes including waste disposal in industrial salvage