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What does pause mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word pause? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
  2. (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
  3. (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
  4. (transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
  5. (intransitive, obsolete) To consider; to reflect.
Noun
  1. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
  2. A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
  3. Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
  4. In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
  5. A break or paragraph in writing.
  6. Alternative spelling of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”)
  7. (as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate
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