pause :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. temporary inactivity

n. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

v. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"

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n. the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"

n. a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"

n. a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

n. obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

n. the act of enlisting (as in a military service)

n. (American football) blocking a player's path with your body; "he ran interference for the quarterback"

n. an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"

v. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"

v. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"

v. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

v. be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"

v. wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

v. draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"

v. render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"

v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

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