- 1. v. t. To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To abstain from Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 5. n. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers Source: wordnet
- 6. v. resist doing something Source: wordnet
- 7. v. choose not to consume Source: wordnet
- 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 Source: ecdict
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