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paws

nounverbnounverbattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//pɔːz//
  • United States//pɔːz//
  • United States//pɑːz//

pause, used in contexts of animals with paws

noun

  1. 1

    Also a form of pawplural of paw

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of pawthird-person singular simple present indicative of paw

noun

  1. 1

    informalpause, used in contexts of animals with paws

    You fine folks here, particularly Joanne (mom to 14 rats) and Paghat, posted very passionate and informative articles, which gave me paws (pun intended) to think twice about the "advice" my vet had given me about pine shavings being safe for rattie's bedding.

    Watch a cat named Milo sabotage a purrfectly peaceful yoga routine in a video posted by a user named "jahzyoga" a "yoga teacher" and "jazz vocalist." Dare we suggest, maybe he was trying to hit the "paws" button?

    His life just got put on paws.

    [Title:] Press paws and relax at the best dog-friendly places in Britain

Etymology

Pun on pause sounding identical to paws (plural of paw).

verb

  1. 1

    informalto pause, used in contexts of animals with paws

    If you paws the game at a right moemnt you ger really interesting ScarSimba position results ;)^([sic])

    The Amazing Puppy Wizard has pawsed to think of EVERY THING, abHOWET dogs and behavior.

    After exchanging greetings with these two, I made my way slowly down the corridor to Phyllis Wallace's room, pawsing as usual at every wheelchair for the outstretched hands to pat my silky head.

    [Title:] Paws and Reflect: Assessing the Impact of User Reviews and Ratings on Pet Food E-commerce Purchase Decisions

Forms

past tense
pawsed
past participle
pawsed
present participle
pawsing
third person singular
pawses
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).