Definitions from Wiktionary (pause)

▸ verb:  (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To stop an activity for a while.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, obsolete) To consider; to reflect.
▸ noun:  A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
▸ noun:  A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
▸ noun:  Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
▸ noun:  In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
▸ noun:  A break or paragraph in writing.
▸ noun:  (music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
▸ noun:  (as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate
▸ noun:  A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.
▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”) [A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.]
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