To delay (a task, event, etc.).
To procrastinate.
To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.).
To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
To distract; to disturb the concentration of.
daunted or fazed
offended, repulsed
In social interactions, to request a deferral of an invitation. To "take a rain check" is a polite way to turn down an engagement, usually with the implication that one is simply postponing it and another time might be acceptable.
To request or accept a rain check (an agreement from a merchant to honor a special offer, temporarily unavailable, after the expiration date).