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Definition of pasque

"pasque" is probably misspelled. Trying pause instead Definition of pause

1. pause [ v ] interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
Examples: "The speaker paused"

Used in print:

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

a voice called , and what made it even more terrible and unreal was that the redcoat ranks never paused for an instant , only some of them glancing toward the stone_wall , from behind which the voice came .

(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)

Pausing in the doorway he said : `` The form of the human female , unlike her mind and her spirit , is the most challenging loveliness in all nature '' .

Synonyms pause hesitate Related Terms delay hem_and_haw scruple waverer

2. pause [ n ] a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Used in print:

(Mr. America, 4:6...)

The last exercise of Roland_Claude 's prescribed program for Henri is a single exercise , done in individual sets with a_bit longer pause between sets .

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

There is a pause in the merriment as your friends gaze at you , wondering why you are staring , open-mouthed in amazement .

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

After a pause , during which he studied Scotty 's face as if Scotty were not there and could not study him too , Mr._McKinley would ask the same questions he had asked downstairs .

(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)

There was always a pause here , before the next line .

(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)

There was a short pause for reflection .

Synonyms pause interruption break suspension intermission Related Terms time_interval letup respite delay lapse blackout halftime time-out caesura dead_air hesitate freeze

3. pause [ v ] cease an action temporarily
Examples: "We pause for station identification" "let's break for lunch"

Used in print:

(The Providence Journal...)

The sets are remarkably elaborate for a road-show that does n't pause long in any one place , and they are devised so_that they shift with a minimum of interruption or obtrusiveness .

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

Continuing glibly in this vein , he paused to comfort her :

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

Watson paused for breath .

Synonyms pause break intermit Related Terms interrupt rest take_five take_ten respite

4. pause [ n ] temporary inactivity

Synonyms pause Related Terms inactivity respite intermission freeze hesitation

Rhymes with

pasch ask basque task bask mask rask cask flask unmask

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