| NOUN | communication | refrain, chorus | the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers |
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| VERB | stative | refrain, forbear | resist doing something |
| consumption | refrain, abstain, desist | choose not to consume |
| Sounds | rihfrey'n | |
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| Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... | |
| Meaning | The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers. | |
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| Synonym | chorus | |
| Part of | song, vocal | A short musical composition with words |
| Narrower | tra-la, tra-la-la | A set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain |
| Broader | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| Spanish | estribillo | |
| Catalan | tornada | |
| Meaning | Resist doing something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "He refrained from hitting him back" | |
| Synonym | forbear | |
| Narrower | abstain | Refrain from voting |
| forbear, hold back | Refrain from doing | |
| help oneself, help | Abstain from doing | |
| leave, leave alone, leave behind, let alone | Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking | |
| let it go | not act | |
| sit out | not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event) | |
| spare, save | Refrain from harming | |
| stand by | not act or do anything | |
| Opposite | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | abstenerse, refrenarse | |
| Catalan | abstenir-se, refrenar-se | |
| Meaning | choose not to consume. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Synonyms | abstain, desist | |
| Entailed by | mortify, subdue, crucify | hold within limits and control |
| Narrower | fast | abstain from eating |
| fast | abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons | |
| keep off, avoid | Refrain from certain foods or beverages | |
| teetotal | Practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages | |
| Opposite | consume, ingest, take in, take, have | Serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
| Spanish | abstenerse, dejar, desistir, inhibirse | |
| Catalan | abstenir-se, deixar, desistir | |
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