turn down
     v 1: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn:
           {refuse}, {reject}, {pass up}, {decline}] [ant: {accept}]
     2: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of
        fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
        [syn: {reject}, {turn away}, {refuse}] [ant: {admit}]
     3: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn: {reject},
         {spurn}, {freeze off}, {scorn}, {pooh-pooh}, {disdain}]
     4: take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down
        after a long boom"
     5: make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
        [syn: {lower}, {lour}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0