Hold and Pause

Hold

Hold noun - Time during which some action is awaited.

Usage example: he ordered a hold in the action

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Pause and hold are semantically related in cease topic. In some cases you can use "Pause" instead the word "Hold" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Pause noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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Hold and pause are semantically related in cease topic. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead the word "Pause" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: paused, pausing

good	good hold	good pause
best	best hold	best pause
long	long hold	long pause
short	short hold	short pause
Other adjectives: complete, proper, small, little, last.

In Sucker Punch, the girls never fire more than their weapons can hold, and constantly pause to reload.

Source: Bottomless Magazines
Since you have to fire once to start charging, you have to pause the game, hold the fire button, and unpause it to charge without firing an uncharged shot, and fire left.

Source: Good Bad Bugs / Platform Game
Alternatively, you can select them in the pause screen, and in the second game, hold the L1 button to pause the game while you pick out your sub-weapon.

Source: Video Game / Zone of the Enders

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