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pause

Definitions of pause
  1. noun
    any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
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    type of:
    marque, score
    the act of scoring in a game or sport
  2. noun
    a pause from doing something (as work)
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    type of:
    interruption
    temporary inactivity
  3. noun
    a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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    types:
    ajournement, délai
    time during which some action is awaited
    repos, répit
    a pause for relaxation
    atermoiement, délai
    a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
    type of:
    espace de temps, intervalle
    a definite length of time marked off by two instants
  4. noun
    the act of suspending activity temporarily
    synonyms: entracte, interruption
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    type of:
    interruption
    temporary inactivity
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