Pass and Pause

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Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

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Pause is an antonym for pass in go by or past topic.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

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

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Pass is an antonym for pause.

Nearby Words: paused, pausing

nice	nice pass	nice pause
pure	pure pass	pure pause
long	long pass	long pause
normal	normal pass	normal pause
Other adjectives: brief, short, small, little, quick, new, major, extra, odd, double, last, different.

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