hulay : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

hulay [hú.lay.] :

respite (v.)

Derivatives of hulay

Glosses:

respite
n. (state)	1. reprieve, respite	a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort.
	~ relief, ease	the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress).; "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"
n. (act)	2. break, recess, respite, time out	a pause from doing something (as work).; "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
	~ pause	temporary inactivity.
	~ spring break	a week or more of recess during the spring term at school.
n. (event)	3. abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension	an interruption in the intensity or amount of something.
	~ break, interruption	some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity.; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
	~ defervescence	abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature.
	~ remission, subsidence, remittal	an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease).; "his cancer is in remission"
n. (time)	4. relief, respite, rest, rest period	a pause for relaxation.; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
	~ pause, intermission, suspension, interruption, break	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something.
	~ breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, breath	a short respite.
n. (act)	5. reprieve, respite	the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment.
	~ mercy, clemency, mercifulness	leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice.; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
	~ law, jurisprudence	the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
v. (stative)	6. reprieve, respite	postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution.
	~ defer, postpone, prorogue, put off, set back, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold over	hold back to a later time.; "let's postpone the exam"