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paused paused definition

paused


 
  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 
 
  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 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  pause 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  pause 
 
  2  senses  of  pause 
 
  Sense  1 
  hesitate,  pause 
  =>  delay 
 
  Sense  2 
  pause,  intermit,  break 
  =>  interrupt,  disrupt,  break  up  cut  off 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  pause 
 
  pause  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  pause 
 
  Sense  1 
  hesitate,  pause 
  =>  delay 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  pause,  intermit,  break 
  =>  interrupt,  disrupt,  break  up  cut  off 
  -------------- 
 
  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") 
 
  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") 



paused definition