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turn something down1Reject something offered or proposed: his novel was turned down by publisher after publisher...- Sheffield Council says the Government has not turned its plans down.
- Chris and Phil turned his kind offer down.
- She was asked by her Physical Education instructor to try out for netball but she had to turn the offer down.
2Adjust a control on an electrical device to reduce the volume, heat, etc. she turned the sound down...- You can control what you hear, just simply find the spot in you where you can control the volume and turn it down.
- They told her how much they look forward to having a decadent TV meal on a tray in front of the screen, turning the volume down and just admiring the Scottish scenery for an hour!
- An understandably muted crowd turned the volume knob down another notch or two.
Synonyms reduce, lower, decrease, lessen; muffle, mute See parent entry: turn |