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spurn

/spɜːn/
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noun

  • An act of spurning; a scornful rejection.
  • A kick; a blow with the foot.
  • Disdainful rejection; contemptuous treatment.
  • A body of coal left to sustain an overhanging mass.

verb

  • To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.
  • To reject something by pushing it away with the foot.
  • To waste; fail to make the most of (an opportunity)
  • To kick or toss up the heels.

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