Definition of pause - WordReference.com Dictionary

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pause
A	noun
	1	pause
			temporary inactivity
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚inactivity ╚pause ╚freeze; halt ╚intermission ╚hesitation; waver; falter; faltering ╚respite; recess; break; time out
	2	pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
			a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚time interval; interval ╚pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension ╚letup; lull ╚time-out ╚respite; rest; relief; rest period ╚halftime ╚delay; hold; time lag; postponement; wait ╚dead air ╚caesura ╚blackout ╚lapse
B	verb
	1	pause, intermit, break
			cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚end; terminate ╚break; break off; discontinue; stop ╚interrupt; disrupt; break up; cut off ╚pause, intermit, break ╚take ten ╚take five ╚rest; breathe; catch one's breath; take a breather
	2	hesitate, pause
			interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚wait; hold off; hold back ╚delay ╚hesitate, pause ╚scruple ╚hem and haw

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