| Pause | |
| 1. n. A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort. | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait. | |
| When telling the scary story, he paused for effect. | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay. | |
| 5. v. To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point. | |
| to pause a song, a video, or a computer game | |
| 6. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To consider; to reflect. | |
| 7. n. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. | |
| 8. n. A short time for relaxing and doing something else. | |
| 9. n. Hesitation; suspense; doubt. | |
| 10. n. In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark. | |
| Teach the pupil to mind the pauses. | |
| 11. n. A break or paragraph in writing. | |
| 12. n. (music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest. | |
| 13. n. (as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate | |
