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TIME OUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pause from doing something (as work)
Example:
he took time out to recuperate
Synonyms:
break; recess; respite; time out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("time out" is a kind of...):
pause (temporary inactivity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "time out"):
spring break (a week or more of recess during the spring term at school)
