pause vs freeze

pause and freeze both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pause	Yes	No	Yes	No
freeze	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, freeze is a hyponym of pause; that is, freeze is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pause:

Other hyponyms of pause include break, recess, respite, time out, falter, faltering, hesitation, waver, intermission, halt.

pause (noun)	freeze (noun)
temporary inactivity	an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something	fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
	weather cold enough to cause freezing
	the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

pause (verb)	freeze (verb)
cease an action temporarily	be cold
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing	anesthetize by cold
	suddenly behave coldly and formally
	change to ice
	stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
	cause to freeze
	prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
	change from a liquid to a solid when cold
	stop moving or become immobilized
	be very cold, below the freezing point