to turn down

Definition of to turn down in English English dictionary: To reduce the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light
When it starts to boil, turn down the heat to a simmer.''.; To refuse, decline, or deny
He turned down all our offers of help.; To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction
Turn down the blankets to let them air out.; refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"; reject, refuse; decrease the volume (as of a radio, television etc.); reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"; make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"; When you turn down a radio, heater, or other piece of equipment, you reduce the amount of sound or heat being produced, by adjusting the controls. He kept turning the central heating down She could not bear the relentless music and turned down the volume. turn up; take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom; {i} nonacceptance, act of refusing or rejecting; take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"; If you turn down a person or their request or offer, you refuse their request or offer. Before this I'd have smiled and turned her down Would you turn down $7,000,000 to appear nude in a magazine? = reject; refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"