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turn away in WordNet English dictionary
verb- turn away or aside
"They averted their eyes when the King entered"
avert turn away
- turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
deflect bend turn away
- refuse entrance or membership
"They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
reject turn down turn away refuse
- move so as not face somebody or something
turn away
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University
turn away in English Wiktionary
- (verb) (intransitive) to rotate the body or head so as not to face someone or something
- (verb) (intransitive) to bend or turn from a fixed course
- (verb) (transitive) to refuse to admit someone
- (verb) (transitive) to avert or deflect something
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