Word Meaning

refrain definition and meaning

v. t. To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.
v. t. To abstain from
v. i. To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.
v. 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.

Crossword clues for refrain

- Abstain from chorus
- Chorus
- Complaint oft-repeated when fire ran amok
- Hold back (from)
- Often-repeated complaint
- Phrase or verse repeated at intervals especially at the end of a song, etc.
- Regularly recurring melody
- Song’s chorus
- Stop female artist wearing check
- Stop oneself from doing something
- Umpire needs wet weather to hold off