A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
To perform physical activity for health or training.
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
A break or paragraph in writing.
Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate
A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
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.
To interrupt an activity and wait.