pushpause

noun
UK /ˈpʊʃpɔːz/
US /ˈpʊʃpɔːz/

A pushpause is a short stop you take after pushing something.

After he pushed the heavy box, he took a pushpause to rest.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A button that stops a machine for a moment after it pushes.

Press the pushpause to make the toy robot wait.

3. A game where you push a friend and then both freeze.

We played pushpause in the park and laughed a lot.

4. A short quiet time in a busy day.

The teacher gave us a pushpause before the next lesson.