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Noun pause has 2 senses

pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
--₁ is a kind of time interval, interval
--₁ has particulars:
lapse; blackout; caesura; dead air; delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait; halftime; respite, rest, relief, rest period; time-out; letup, lull

Derived forms: verb pause₂, verb pause₁
pause - temporary inactivity
--₂ is a kind of inactivity
--₂ has particulars:
respite, recess, break, time out; hesitation, waver, falter, faltering; intermission; freeze, halt

Derived forms: verb pause₂, verb pause₁

Verb pause has 2 senses

hesitate, pause - interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"
--₁ is one way to delay

Derived forms: noun pause₂, noun pause₁
Sample sentence:
They pause a long time
pause, intermit, break - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"
--₂ is one way to interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off

Derived forms: noun pause₁, noun pause₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s