REFRAIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
   Synonym(s)
   • chorus (what does chorus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) refrain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • music (what does music mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tra-la (what does tra-la mean?)
   • tra-la-la (what does tra-la-la mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • choir (what does choir mean?)
   • chorus (what does chorus mean?)

REFRAIN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • choose no to consume
   Synonym(s)
   • abstain (what does abstain mean?)
   • desist (what does desist mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I abstain from alcohol
   Antonym(s)
   • consume (what does consume mean?)
   • ingest (what does ingest mean?)
   • take in (what does take in mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • have (what does have mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fast (what does fast mean?)
   • fast (what does fast mean?)
   • keep off (what does keep off mean?)
   • avoid (what does avoid mean?)
   • teetotal (what does teetotal mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • abstinence (what does abstinence mean?)
   • abstention (what does abstention mean?)
   • abstainer (what does abstainer mean?)
   • abstinent (what does abstinent mean?)
   • nondrinker (what does nondrinker mean?)
   • abstainer (what does abstainer mean?)
   • abstinent (what does abstinent mean?)
   • nondrinker (what does nondrinker mean?)
   • abstainer (what does abstainer mean?)
   • ascetic (what does ascetic mean?)
   • abstinence (what does abstinence mean?)
   • abstention (what does abstention mean?)
2. Meaning
   • not do something
   Synonym(s)
   • forbear (what does forbear mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He refrained from hitting him back
   • she could not forbear weeping
   Antonym(s)
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • leave (what does leave mean?)
   • leave alone (what does leave alone mean?)
   • leave behind (what does leave behind mean?)
   • let it go (what does let it go mean?)
   • abstain (what does abstain mean?)
   • spare (what does spare mean?)
   • save (what does save mean?)
   • help oneself (what does help oneself mean?)
   • help (what does help mean?)
   • stand by (what does stand by mean?)
   • sit out (what does sit out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • forbearance (what does forbearance mean?)