To abstain from To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain
Part of a song that recurs, usually at the end of each verse or stanza Sometimes also referred to as a chorus
not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
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. As enjoined by a chorus
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 keep ones self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain
The part of the song that repeats, using the same melody and words See verse and bridge
A line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem, usually after every stanza