English: spurn: the physical verb

Tutoring English, vocabulary can surprise. The tutor mentions an aspect of the verb spurn.

I’m familiar that spurn means reject, but it can be a less emotional term.

Spurn can also mean to kick aside or step over while walking. Therefore, a business person on their way to work who meets a soccer ball on the sidewalk might spurn it by kicking it into the field whence it came.

Source:

Mish, Frederick C. (editor). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.