To refuse to accept; to forswear.
She even rejected my improved offer.
To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
To refuse a romantic advance.
I've been rejected three times this week.
From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin rēiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to thro...
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A rejected defective product in a production line.
In all of India, China, Africa, and much of the southern American continent, those who had the leisure and wallet for fashion […] would have killed for the street merchandise of Manhattan, as also for […] the reject china and designer-label bargains to be found in downtown discount emporia.