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refrain
(r/I/'fr/eI/n )

noun (n)

  • the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    chorus
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • resist doing something(verb.stative)
    Example:
    He refrained from hitting him back.
    Synonym:
    forbear
    Antonym:
    act, move
    source: wordnet30
  • choose not to consume(verb.consumption)
    Synonym:
    abstain, desist
    Antonym:
    consume, have, ingest, take, take in
    source: wordnet30
  • To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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