Drop and Pause

Drop

Drop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Usage example: drop what you're doing and come here

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Pause and drop are semantically related In some cases you can use "Pause" instead a verb "Drop".

Nearby Words: dropped, dropping, droplet, dropout, dropper

Pause verb - To come to a temporary halt in one's activity.

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Drop and pause are semantically related in wait topic. Sometimes you can use "Drop" instead a verb "Pause".

Nearby Words: paused, pausing

good	good drop	good pause
nice	nice drop	nice pause
long	long drop	long pause
normal	normal drop	normal pause
Other adjectives: short, small, blue, tiny, slight, noticeable, major, dramatic, extra, significant, last, several, longer.

The AI mostly gets defense, but tends to drop block the instant it gets out of blockstun, which can screw it over when fighting characters with dial-A combos that include a pause.

Source: Artificial Stupidity / Fighting Games
If the player accidentally comes too close to the edge of a deep hole, cliff, or other drop-off, they fall, and after a long pause you hear them "oof" as they land.

Source: Video Game / Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance
She initially planned to drop Lana into it, but Captain N uses the last of his power to pause time and save her.

Source: Player Punch

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Pause and Drop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/pause

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