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verb-intransitive. To hold oneself back; forbear: refrained from swearing.

v. Archaic To restrain or hold back; curb.

n. A phrase, verse, or group of verses repeated at intervals throughout a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza.

n. Music for the refrain of a poem.

n. A song or melody.

n. A repeated utterance or theme.

n. The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.

v. To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.

v. To abstain from.

verb-intransitive. To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.

n. 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.

To hold baek; restrain; curb; keep from action.

To forbear; abstain from; quit.

To forbear; abstain; keep one's self from action or interference.

n. A burden or chorus recurring at regular intervals in the course of a song or ballad, usually at the end of each stanza.

n. The musical phrase or figure to which the burden of a song is set. It has the same relation to the main part of the tune that the burden has to the main text of the song.

n. An after-taste or -odor; that impression which lingers on the sense: as, the refrain of a Cologne water, of a perfume, of a wine.

n. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

v. resist doing something

v. choose not to consume

""It takes a certain sort of film fan to like a Western," said Mr. Cenac, taking a break after the late-evening show, which also featured drinking games (one gulp after anyone gets shot) and a sing-along (the title refrain of Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive" after each wanted poster is glimpsed)."

refrained    refraining    refrains   

holdback    abstain    stand-by    sit out    save    help oneself    spare    let it go    help    leave   

refrained    refraining   

restrain    curb    govern    hold back    abstain    forbear    withhold    repetend    burden    Bob   

Alane    Aquitaine    Ayn    Bahrain    Biscayne    Blaine    Cain    Chain    Champagne    Champaign   

cadence    chant    melody    sing    wail    chorus    clamor    lament    rhythm    peal