Thesaurus: refrain

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1. v. t. To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.
2. v. t. To abstain from
3. v. i. To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.
4. v. The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition.
5. n. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
6. v. resist doing something
7. v. choose not to consume
8. n:34/v:66 n. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers v. resist doing something