The burden of a song; a kind of musical repetition.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
2. Refrain from these men and let them alone. Acts 5:38 .
1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.
2. My son - refrain thy foot from their path. Proverbs 1:15 .
3. Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by. Genesis 45:1 .
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.
2. To abstain from
Held back; restrained.
One who refrains.
Holding back; forbearing.
of Refrain
Act of refraining.
Repetition Roget’s Thesaurus §104
N. repetition, iteration, reiteration, harping, recurrence, succession, run, battology, tautology, monotony, tautophony, rhythm, diffuseness, pleonasm, redundancy, chimes, repetend, echo, ritornello, burden of a song, refrain, rehearsal, rechauffe, rifacimento, recapitulation, cuckoo, reverberation, drumming, renewal, twice-told tale, old story, old song, second edition, new edition, reappearance, reproduction, recursion, periodicity
V. repeat, iterate, reiterate, reproduce, echo, reecho, drum, harp upon, battologize, hammer, redouble, recur, revert, return, reappear, recurse, renew, rehearse, do over again, say over again, ring the changes on, harp on the same string, din in the ear, drum in the ear, conjugate in all its moods tenses and inflexions, begin again, go over the same ground, go the same round, never hear the last of, resume, return to, recapitulate, reword
Adj. repeated, repetitional, repetitionary, recurrent, recurring, ever recurring, thick coming, frequent, incessant, redundant, pleonastic, monotonous, harping, iterative, recursive, unvaried, mocking, chiming, retold, aforesaid, aforenamed, above-mentioned, above-said, habitual, another
Adv. repeatedly, often, again, anew, over again, afresh, once more, ding-dong, ditto, encore, de novo, bis, da capo, again and again, over and over, over and over again, recursively, many times over, time and again, time after time, year after year, day by day &c, many times, several times, a number of times, many a time, full many a time, frequently
Phr. ecce iterum crispinus, toujours perdrix, "cut and come again", "tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow", cantilenam eandem canis, nullum est jam dictum quod non dictum sit prius
Avoidance Roget’s Thesaurus §623
N. abstention, abstinence, for bearance, refraining, inaction, neutrality, avoidance, evasion, elusion, seclusion, avolation|, flight, escape, retreat, recoil, departure, rejection, shirker, truant, fugitive, refugee, runaway, runagate, maroon
V. abstain, refrain, spare, not attempt, not do, maintain the even tenor of one's way, eschew, keep from, let alone, have nothing to do with, keep aloof keep off, stand aloof, stand off, hold aloof, hold off, take no part in, have no hand in, avoid, shun, steer clear of, keep clear of, fight shy of, keep one's distance, keep at a respectful distance, keep out of the way, get out of the way, evade, elude, turn away from, set one's face against, deny oneself, shrink back, hang back, hold back, draw back, recoil, retire, flinch, blink, blench, shy, shirk, dodge, parry, make way for, give place to, beat a retreat, turn tail, turn one's back, take to one's heels, runaway, run for one's life, cut and run, be off like a shot, fly, flee, fly away, flee away, run away from, take flight, take to flight, desert, elope, make off, scamper off, sneak off, shuffle off, sheer off, break away, tear oneself away, slip away, slink away, steel away, make away from, scamper away from, sneak away from, shuffle away from, sheer away from, slip cable, part company, turn one's heel, sneak out of, play truant, give one the go by, give leg bail, take french leave, slope, decamp, flit, bolt, abscond, levant, skedaddle, absquatulate, cut one's stick, walk one's chalks, show a light pair of heels, make oneself scarce, escape, go away, abandon, reject, lead one a dance, lead one a pretty dance, throw off the scent, play at hide and seek
Adj. unsought, lest, unattempted, in order to avoid, avoiding, neutral, shy of, elusive, evasive, fugitive, runaway, shy, wild
Int. forbear, keep off, hands off, sauve qui peut, [French: every man for himself], devil take the hindmost, phr, "things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme"
Temperance Roget’s Thesaurus §953
N. temperance, moderation, sobriety, soberness, # forbearance, abnegation, self-denial, self-restraint, self-control, frugality, vegetarianism, teetotalism, total abstinence, abstinence, abstemiousness, encratism, prohibition, system of pythagoras, system of cornaro, pythagorism, stoicism, vegetarian, pythagorean, gymnosophist, teetotaler, abstainer, designated driver, encratite, fruitarian, hydropot|
V. be temperate, abstain, forbear, refrain, deny oneself, spare, swear off, know when one has had enough, know one's limit, take the pledge, go on the wagon
Adj. temperate, moderate, sober, frugal, sparing, abstemious, abstinent, within compass, measured, on the wagon, on the water wagon, dry, pythagorean, vegetarian, teetotal
Phr. appetitus rationi obediant, l'abstenir pour jouir c'est l'epicurisme de la raison, trahit sua quemque voluptas
King James Bible KJV Bible
Berean Standard Bible BSB Bible
21 KJV and 15 BSB verses contain “Refrain” — showing the first 20. Show all 34 verses (searchable)
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”
I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.
