Standard Lemma guide

paws

name · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɔːz/
  • US: /pɔːz/
  • US: /pɑːz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: pause
  • homophone: pores
  • homophone: pours (non-rhotic)
  • rhymes with -ɔːz
  • rhymes with -ɑːz
  • CMU ARPABET: P AO1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Acronym of Philippine Animal Welfare Society.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

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2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of paw

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

noun

Meaning 3

pause, used in contexts of animals with paws

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, informal

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Acronym of pervasive arousal withdrawal syndrome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Acronym of post-acute-withdrawal syndrome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable

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6

verb

Meaning 6

third-person singular simple present indicative of paw

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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7

verb

Meaning 7

to pause, used in contexts of animals with paws

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, informal

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History

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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