To let someone or something come in; to admit someone or something in.
To associate with.
To divulge one's inner thoughts to (someone), making oneself emotionally vulnerable to them; to open up to (someone).
To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
To buff again.
Repercussion, or beating back.
He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.
A sudden resistance or refusal.