what does time-out mean?

TIME-OUT as NOUN

Meaning
- a brief suspension of play
Usage Example(s)
- each team has two time-outs left
Hypernyms(s) time-out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Meaning
- a pause from doing something (as work)
Synonym(s)
- break (what does break mean?)
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Usage Example(s)
- we took a 10-minute break
- he took time out to recuperate
Hypernyms(s) time out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- pause (what does pause mean?)
Hyponym(s)
- spring break (what does spring break mean?)
Derived(s)
- pause (what does pause mean?)
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- break (what does break mean?)
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