Both Uses
boycott
in
Flipped, by Wendelin Van Draanen
(Edited)
- I thought about boycotting my mother's dress-code requirements, but instead I started putting on shirts.
p. 146.2boycotting = refusing to participate in (as a protest)
- By the time I got home, I knew it would be selfish of me to boycott the Loskis' dinner party.
p. 159.1 *boycott = refuse to participate in
Definitions:
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(1)
(boycott) to refuse to buy things (from someone); or to refuse to participate in an activity (with someone) in order to express disapproval
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)