reject

re|ject1 [ rı`dʒekt ] verb transitive ***

1. ) to not agree to an offer, proposal, or request:

It is almost certain that our offer will be rejected.

reject something out of hand (=reject something completely): The administration has rejected the Democrat's plan out of hand.

a ) to disagree with an idea, argument, or suggestion:

The court rejected the argument and found the defendant not guilty.

2. ) to refuse to take something, for example because it is damaged or is not what you wanted:

The company rejected the entire shipment.

a ) to refuse to accept someone for a job or a course of study:

Local universities now reject as many as 15,000 students per year.

3. ) to behave in an unkind way to someone who wants kindness or love from you:

He had rejected his daughter for marrying a Christian.

4. ) if someone's body rejects an organ after a TRANSPLANT operation, they become sick because their body has a bad reaction to the organ

reject

re|ject 2 [ `ri,dʒekt ] noun count

something or someone that is not accepted because they have not reached the necessary standard:

It's so cheap because it's a reject.

The players were all rejects from other teams.