to formally dismiss a legal motion, appeal, or objection

to argue against or contradict a statement, opinion, or claim with contrary evidence or reasoning

to disprove or reject a statement, theory, or argument using facts or logic

variegated with spots or patches of color; dappled with light and shadow

to dispute or argue against an opinion, statement, or accusation through reasoning

to formally criticize or reject a petition, opinion, or request from a subordinate

barge; lighter

to disprove or successfully argue against a statement, theory, or argument

heterogeneous; miscellaneous; mixed

(of an argument) not even worthy of a rebuttal

transport by lighter or barge, especially between a vessel and the shore

a barge or lighter that is pulled or towed by a tugboat

to correct in writing someone's errors or misconceptions

to refute and correct

to refute or reject a proposal or argument

to argue, quarrel, or talk back (dialectal)

to hurt someone's feelings by rebuffing their request

a low stone wall built along the water's edge to protect an embankment or shoreline from erosion

to provide a connecting transport link or transfer passengers between different lines or modes of transport

to tow a barge

shuttle bus ferrying passengers between train stations on two different rail lines

to refute

to be demoted, reduced in rank, or stripped of an official title

to reject (a patent application, etc.)

a refutation (variant of [[驳辞|駁辭|bo2 ci2]])

speech that is self-contradictory, inconsistent, or logically flawed

to question someone closely or persistently in order to verify facts or identify inconsistencies

disorganized and mixed-up; heterogeneous and lacking coherence