To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
To control oneself when provoked.
To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain.
To abstain from (food or drink).
The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.
A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying.