Main Entry: turn down

Function: verb

Date: 1601

transitive verb

1 : to fold or double down
2 : to turn (a card) face downward
3 : to reduce the height or intensity of by turning a control <turn down the radio>
4 : to decline to accept : reject <turned down the offer>intransitive verb : to be capable of being folded or doubled down <the collar turns down>