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

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

A short time for relaxing and doing something else.

Hesitation; suspense; doubt.

In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.

Example: Teach the pupil to mind the pauses.

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

To interrupt an activity and wait.

Example: When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.

To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.

Example: to pause a song, a video, or a computer game