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21pit stop — noun Date: 1932 1. a stop at the pits during an automobile race 2. a. (1) a stop (as during a trip) for fuel, food, or rest or for use of a restroom (2) a temporary deviation from a direct or usual course < a career pit stop…where he worked… …
22suspend — sus·pend vt 1: to debar temporarily from a privilege, office, or function 2 a: to stop temporarily suspend trading b: to make temporarily ineffective suspend a license c: sta …
23halt — halt1 /hawlt/, v.i. 1. to stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily: They halted for lunch and strolled about. v.t. 2. to cause to stop temporarily or permanently; bring to a stop: They halted operations during… …
24suspend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French suspendre, from Latin suspendere, from sub , sus up + pendere to cause to hang, weigh Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function <… …
25pause — verb stop temporarily. ↘temporarily interrupt (a process or device). noun a temporary stop in action or speech. ↘Music a mark ( ) over a note or rest that is to be lengthened by an unspecified amount. ↘a control allowing the temporary… …
26stay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. check, halt, stop; restrain, detain, delay; suspend, defer; support, brace; appease; outlast; linger, tarry, remain; endure, last; dwell, sojourn; stick, stay put; continue. See hindrance, presence,… …
27pause — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cessation, rest, hesitation, inactivity; lull, stop, discontinuance, suspension. v. i. desist, halt, stop, cease, break. See doubt, repose. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A break] Syn. intermission,… …
28Video on demand — (VOD) or Audio and Video On Demand (AVOD) are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand. IPTV technology is often used to bring video on demand to televisions and personal computers.[1] Television… …
29lift — liftable, adj. lifter, n. /lift/, v.t. 1. to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist. 2. to raise or direct upward: He lifted his arm in a gesture of farewell; to lift one s head. 3. to remove …
30suspend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. hang, dangle; defer, postpone, stave off; adjourn, recess, intermit, prorogue, interrupt; debar, exclude. See lateness, discontinuance, latency, pendency. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To debar] Syn.… …
