to refuse; to decline; to reject

to resist arrest

to lock one's door and refuse to see sb

to refuse to accept a payment; to refuse to pay; to stop (a check or payment)

to refuse to insure; to exclude from insurance coverage

to resist; to defy; to oppose

to tactfully decline; to turn down gracefully

to resist; to stand up to

to resist; to struggle; to sustain

to meet with a refusal (e.g. visa); to have an application rejected