1. (

• refrain ,
• chorus

) the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers ;

1. (

• refrain ,
• forbear

) resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" ;

2. (

• abstain ,
• refrain ,
• desist

) choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" ;