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sus•pend /səˈspɛnd/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]

to hang by attachment to something above, esp. so as to allow free movement;
dangle:Suspend the swing from the tree branch.
to keep from falling or sinking, as if by hanging:to suspend particles in a liquid.
to keep undecided:I'll suspend judgment until all the facts are in.
to put off, defer, or bring to a stop:to suspend a sentence for a misdemeanor.
to bring to a stop, usually for a time:He suspended payments on the car until it was fixed.
to remove (someone) from membership in or prevent (someone) from attending, usually for a limited time, a job, school, club, etc., esp. as a punishment:suspended from school for drinking on school property.

See -pend-.

sus•pend (sə spend′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to hang by attachment to something above:to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
to attach so as to allow free movement:to suspend a door on a hinge.
to keep from falling, sinking, forming a deposit, etc., as if by hanging:to suspend solid particles in a liquid.
to hold or keep undetermined;
refrain from forming or concluding definitely:to suspend one's judgment.
to defer or postpone:to suspend sentence on a convicted person.
to cause to cease or bring to a stop or stay, usually for a time:to suspend payment.
to cause to cease for a time from operation or effect, as a law, rule, privilege, service, or the like:to suspend ferry service.
to debar, usually for a limited time, from the exercise of an office or function or the enjoyment of a privilege:The student was suspended from school.
to keep in a mood or feeling of expectation or incompleteness;
keep waiting in suspense:Finish the story; don't suspend us in midair.
Music and Danceto prolong (a note or tone) into the next chord.

v.i.

to come to a stop, usually temporarily;
cease from operation for a time.
to stop payment;
be unable to meet financial obligations.
to hang or be suspended, as from another object:The chandelier suspends from the ceiling.
to be suspended, as in a liquid, gas, etc.

Latin suspendere to hang up, equivalent. to sus- sus- + pendere (transitive) to hang (see pend, suspense)
Middle English suspenden 1250–1300

sus•pend′i•ble, adj.
sus•pend′i•bil′i•ty, n.

interrupt.

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suspend /səˈspɛnd/ vb

(transitive) to hang from above so as to permit free movement
(transitive; passive) to cause to remain floating or hanging: a cloud of smoke was suspended over the town
(transitive) to render inoperative or cause to cease, esp temporarily
(transitive) to hold in abeyance; postpone action on
(transitive) to debar temporarily from privilege, office, etc, as a punishment
(transitive) to cause (particles) to be held in suspension in a fluid
(transitive) to continue (a note) until the next chord is sounded, with which it usually forms a dissonance
See suspension
(intransitive) to cease payment, as from incapacity to meet financial obligations

Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin suspendere from sub- + pendere to hangsusˈpendible, susˈpensible adj susˌpendiˈbility, susˌpensiˈbility n

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abeyance - amnesty - anabiosis - Antarctica - Australian Antarctic Territory - balance - banner - barrage balloon - basket - breeches buoy - British Antarctic Territory - Brownian movement - Byrd Land - cable car - Caird Coast - Calder - cantilever bridge - catenary - Chagall - chairlift - chime - clapper - colloid - corona - corpuscle - cradle - crane - Damocles - deepfreeze - depend - diapause - dormant - drop curtain - emulsion - Enderby Land - Ferris wheel - festoon - filter - fog - French Southern and Antarctic Lands - gallows - gondola - gonfalon - Graham Land - gridiron - hammock - hang - hang out - hanging - holiday

In Lists: Universities/colleges, School and classroom, more...

Synonyms: postponed, pendulous, hanging, cancelled, waived, more...

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