refrain

/ษนษชหˆfษนeษชn/

IPA: /R IH0 F R EY1 N/

verb
  1. 1

    To hold back, to restrain (someone or something).

  2. 2

    To show restraint; to hold oneself back.

  3. 3

    To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb.

  4. 4

    (with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain.

  5. 5

    To abstain from (food or drink).

noun
  1. 1

    The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.

  2. 2

    A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/refrain