refrain

1. The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers (synset 107064217)
   is a type of: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
   subtypes: tra-la, tra-la-la - a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain
   is a part of: song, vocal - a short musical composition with words
   same as: chorus

1. Resist doing something (synset 202731589)
   "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
   subtypes:

   • leave, leave alone, leave behind, let alone - leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
   • let it go - not act
   • abstain - refrain from voting
   • save, spare - refrain from harming
   • forbear, hold back - refrain from doing
   • help, help oneself - abstain from doing; always used with a negative
   • stand by - not act or do anything
   • sit out - not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event)
   same as: forbear
2. Choose not to consume (synset 201198570)
   "I abstain from alcohol"
   subtypes:

   • fast - abstain from eating
   • fast - abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
   • avoid, keep off - refrain from certain foods or beverages
   • teetotal - practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages
   same as: abstain, desist

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