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pause
Overview of noun pause
The noun pause has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (12) pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension -- (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)
2. (3) pause -- (temporary inactivity)
Overview of verb pause
The verb pause has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (23) hesitate, pause -- (interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused")
2. (12) pause, intermit, break -- (cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pause
2 senses of pause
Sense 1
pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
=> time interval, interval
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
pause
=> inactivity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun pause
2 senses of pause
Sense 1
pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
=> lapse
=> blackout
=> caesura
=> dead air
=> delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
=> halftime
=> respite, rest, relief, rest period
=> time-out
=> letup, lull
Sense 2
pause
=> respite, recess, break, time out
=> hesitation, waver, falter, faltering
=> intermission
=> freeze, halt
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pause
2 senses of pause
Sense 1
pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
=> time interval, interval
Sense 2
pause
=> inactivity
Antonyms of noun pause
Member Holonyms of noun pause
Substance Holonyms of noun pause
Part Holonyms of noun pause
Member Meronyms of noun pause
Substance Meronyms of noun pause
Part Meronyms of noun pause
Meronyms of noun pause
Holonyms of noun pause
Attributes of noun pause
Derived Forms of noun pause
2 senses of pause
Sense 1
pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
RELATED TO>(verb) pause#2
=> pause, intermit, break
RELATED TO>(verb) pause#1
=> hesitate, pause
Sense 2
pause
RELATED TO>(verb) pause#2
=> pause, intermit, break
RELATED TO>(verb) pause#1
=> hesitate, pause
Domain of noun pause
Domain Terms of noun pause
Familiarity of noun pause
pause used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun pause
2 senses of pause
Sense 1
pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
> time interval, interval
=> access time
=> distance, space
=> embolism, intercalation
=> seek time
=> time constant
=> time slot, slot
=> lunitidal interval
=> absence
=> pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
=> interlude
=> interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag
=> latent period
=> reaction time, response time, latency, latent period
=> eternity
=> cycle, rhythm, round
=> lead time
=> period
=> float
=> rotational latency, latency
=> processing time
Sense 2
pause
> inactivity
=> pause
=> wait, waiting
=> rest, ease, repose, relaxation
=> idleness, idling, loafing
=> delay, holdup
Meronyms of noun pause
2 senses of pause
Holonyms of noun pause
Grep of noun pause
heliopause
menopause
pause
post-menopause
tropopause
Antonyms of verb pause
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pause
2 senses of pause
Sense 1
hesitate, pause
=> delay
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> act, move
Sense 2
pause, intermit, break
=> interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
=> break, break off, discontinue, stop
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pause
2 senses of pause
Sense 1
hesitate, pause
=> hem and haw
=> scruple
Sense 2
pause, intermit, break
=> rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
=> take five
=> take ten
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pause
2 senses of pause
Sense 1
hesitate, pause
=> delay
Sense 2
pause, intermit, break
=> interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
'Cause To' of verb pause
Derived Forms of verb pause
2 senses of pause
Sense 1
hesitate, pause
RELATED TO>(noun) pause#2
=> pause
RELATED TO>(noun) pause#1
=> pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
Sense 2
pause, intermit, break
RELATED TO>(noun) pause#1
=> pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
RELATED TO>(noun) pause#2
=> pause
Domain of verb pause
Domain Terms of verb pause
Familiarity of verb pause
pause used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb pause
2 senses of pause
Sense 1
hesitate, pause
EX: They pause a long time
Sense 2
pause, intermit, break
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb pause
2 senses of pause
Sense 1
hesitate, pause
> delay
=> hesitate, pause
=> procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
=> procrastinate
=> postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
Sense 2
pause, intermit, break
> interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
=> cut, cut off
=> punctuate
=> break
=> put away, put aside
=> pause, intermit, break
=> chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break in
=> burst in on, burst upon
=> heckle
=> interject, come in, interpose, put in, throw in, inject
=> jam, block
=> stop, stop over
=> take off, take time off
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pause
Sense 1
hesitate, pause
=> delay
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Sense 2
pause, intermit, break
=> interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
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Grep of verb pause
pause
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