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Pauses

A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.

📖 Definitions of "Pauses"

noun
  1. 1

    A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.

noun
  1. 1

    A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

  2. 2

    A short time for relaxing and doing something else.

  3. 3

    Hesitation; suspense; doubt.

  4. 4

    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."

verb
  1. 1

    To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.

  2. 2

    To interrupt an activity and wait.

    "When telling the scary story, he paused for effect."

  3. 3

    To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

  4. 4

    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"

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